diff --git a/src/helpers/filetreeUtils.js b/src/helpers/filetreeUtils.js
index 2e3e1f281..6cafbf057 100644
--- a/src/helpers/filetreeUtils.js
+++ b/src/helpers/filetreeUtils.js
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ function getPermalinkMeta(note, key) {
     if (note.data["dg-path"]) {
       folders = note.data["dg-path"].split("/");
     } else {
-      folders = note.filePathStem
-        .split("notes/")[1]
-        .split("/");
-    }
+      // Ensure we extract everything after the LAST "notes/" occurrence
+      const parts = note.filePathStem.split("/notes/");
+      if (parts.length > 1) {
+        folders = parts.slice(-1)[0].split("/"); // Take the last part after "notes/"
+      } else {
+        folders = []; // Handle unexpected cases gracefully
+      }
+    }    
     folders[folders.length - 1]+= ".md";
   } catch {
     //ignore