diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 49099bf70cd..a95d67e884a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ bool CWallet::EraseAddressReceiveRequest(WalletBatch& batch, const CTxDestinatio
     return true;
 }
 
-static util::Result<fs::path> GetWalletPath(const std::string& name)
+util::Result<fs::path> GetWalletPath(const std::string& name)
 {
     const fs::path name_path = fs::PathFromString(name);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 9cd78258454..5385ee97116 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -1150,6 +1150,9 @@ struct MigrationResult {
 [[nodiscard]] util::Result<MigrationResult> MigrateLegacyToDescriptor(const std::string& wallet_name, const SecureString& passphrase, WalletContext& context);
 //! Requirement: The wallet provided to this function must be isolated, with no attachment to the node's context.
 [[nodiscard]] util::Result<MigrationResult> MigrateLegacyToDescriptor(std::shared_ptr<CWallet> local_wallet, const SecureString& passphrase, WalletContext& context);
+
+//! Determine the path that the wallet is stored in
+util::Result<fs::path> GetWalletPath(const std::string& name);
 } // namespace wallet
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_WALLET_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallettool.cpp b/src/wallet/wallettool.cpp
index 7c24c0e1c6a..d1f3a8ce982 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallettool.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallettool.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ bool ExecuteWalletToolFunc(const ArgsManager& args, const std::string& command)
         return false;
     }
     const std::string name = args.GetArg("-wallet", "");
-    const fs::path path = fsbridge::AbsPathJoin(GetWalletDir(), fs::PathFromString(name));
+    util::Result<fs::path> path_res = GetWalletPath(name);
+    if (!path_res) {
+        tfm::format(std::cerr, "%s\n", util::ErrorString(path_res).original);
+        return false;
+    }
+    const fs::path& path = *path_res;
 
     if (command == "create") {
         if (name.empty()) {