diff --git a/corrlib/main.py b/corrlib/main.py
index c4f2832..f6e3e0e 100644
--- a/corrlib/main.py
+++ b/corrlib/main.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def update_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, prop: str, value: Union[str, None]
 
 def update_aliases(path: str, uuid: str, aliases: list[str]) -> None:
     db_file = get_db_file(path)
+    db = os.path.join(path, db_file)
     get(path, db_file)
     known_data = _project_lookup_by_id(db, uuid)[0]
     known_aliases = known_data[1]
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ def update_aliases(path: str, uuid: str, aliases: list[str]) -> None:
 
     if not len(new_alias_list) == len(known_alias_list):
         alias_str = list2str(new_alias_list)
-        db = os.path.join(path, db_file)
         dl.unlock(db, dataset=path)
         update_project_data(path, uuid, "aliases", alias_str)
         save(path, message="Updated aliases for project " + uuid, files=[db_file])
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def import_project(path: str, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Opti
 
 def drop_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, path_in_project: str = "") -> None:
     """
-    Drop (parts of) a prject to free up diskspace
+    Drop (parts of) a project to free up diskspace
     """
     dl.drop(path + "/projects/" + uuid + "/" + path_in_project)
     return