diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/api/secret.go b/internal/services/configstore/api/secret.go
index 5914696..c55d6d7 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/api/secret.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/api/secret.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (h *SecretsHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	err = h.readDB.Do(func(tx *db.Tx) error {
 		// populate parent path
 		for _, s := range resSecrets {
-			pp, err := h.readDB.GetParentPath(tx, s.Parent.Type, s.Parent.ID)
+			pp, err := h.readDB.GetPath(tx, s.Parent.Type, s.Parent.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/api/variable.go b/internal/services/configstore/api/variable.go
index bef7d0c..2bb2352 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/api/variable.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/api/variable.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (h *VariablesHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	err = h.readDB.Do(func(tx *db.Tx) error {
 		// populate parent path
 		for _, v := range resVariables {
-			pp, err := h.readDB.GetParentPath(tx, v.Parent.Type, v.Parent.ID)
+			pp, err := h.readDB.GetPath(tx, v.Parent.Type, v.Parent.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/parent.go b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/resolve.go
similarity index 87%
rename from internal/services/configstore/readdb/parent.go
rename to internal/services/configstore/readdb/resolve.go
index 2ac0478..b9feaa0 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/parent.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/resolve.go
@@ -48,33 +48,35 @@ func (r *ReadDB) ResolveConfigID(tx *db.Tx, configType types.ConfigType, ref str
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *ReadDB) GetParentPath(tx *db.Tx, parentType types.ConfigType, parentID string) (string, error) {
+func (r *ReadDB) GetPath(tx *db.Tx, configType types.ConfigType, id string) (string, error) {
 	var p string
-	switch parentType {
+	switch configType {
 	case types.ConfigTypeProjectGroup:
-		projectGroup, err := r.GetProjectGroup(tx, parentID)
+		projectGroup, err := r.GetProjectGroup(tx, id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		if projectGroup == nil {
-			return "", errors.Errorf("projectgroup with id %q doesn't exist", parentID)
+			return "", errors.Errorf("projectgroup with id %q doesn't exist", id)
 		}
 		p, err = r.GetProjectGroupPath(tx, projectGroup)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 	case types.ConfigTypeProject:
-		project, err := r.GetProject(tx, parentID)
+		project, err := r.GetProject(tx, id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		if project == nil {
-			return "", errors.Errorf("project with id %q doesn't exist", parentID)
+			return "", errors.Errorf("project with id %q doesn't exist", id)
 		}
 		p, err = r.GetProjectPath(tx, project)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
+	default:
+		return "", errors.Errorf("config type %q doesn't provide a path", configType)
 	}
 
 	return p, nil