diff --git a/src/obiavl.c b/src/obiavl.c
index eea42a5..d82087a 100644
--- a/src/obiavl.c
+++ b/src/obiavl.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ char* get_full_path_of_avl_dir(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* avl_name)
 {
 	char* avl_dir_name;
 
-	avl_dir_name = get_full_path(dms, INDEXER_DIR_NAME);
+	avl_dir_name = obi_dms_get_full_path(dms, INDEXER_DIR_NAME);
 	if (avl_dir_name == NULL)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError getting path for the DMS AVL directory");
@@ -1286,33 +1286,16 @@ int obi_avl_exists(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* avl_name)
 {
 	struct stat buffer;
 	char* 	    avl_dir_path;
-	char*		avl_dir_relative_path;
-	int			relative_path_size;
 	int 	    check_dir;
 
 	// Build the AVL tree file path
-	relative_path_size = strlen(avl_name) + strlen(INDEXER_DIR_NAME) + 2;
-	avl_dir_relative_path = (char*) malloc(relative_path_size*sizeof(char));
-	if (avl_dir_relative_path == NULL)
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for the path to the AVL directory");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	strcpy(avl_dir_relative_path, INDEXER_DIR_NAME);
-	strcat(avl_dir_relative_path, "/");
-	strcat(avl_dir_relative_path, avl_name);
-	avl_dir_path = get_full_path(dms, avl_dir_relative_path);
+	avl_dir_path = get_full_path_of_avl_dir(dms, avl_name);
 	if (avl_dir_path == NULL)
-	{
-		obidebug(1, "\nError getting the directory path for an AVL tree");
 		return -1;
-	}
 
 	check_dir = stat(avl_dir_path, &buffer);
 
 	free(avl_dir_path);
-	free(avl_dir_relative_path);
 
 	if (check_dir == 0)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/src/obidms.c b/src/obidms.c
index c8ef28d..b6c0271 100644
--- a/src/obidms.c
+++ b/src/obidms.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ int obi_dms_unlist_indexer(OBIDMS_p dms, Obi_indexer_p indexer)
 }
 
 
-char* get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name)
+char* obi_dms_get_dms_path(OBIDMS_p dms)
 {
 	char* full_path;
 
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ char* get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (getcwd(full_path, MAX_PATH_LEN) == NULL)
-	{
+	if (getcwd(full_path, MAX_PATH_LEN) == NULL)	// TODO not sure at all about this because the DMS must be in the working directory.
+	{												// Maybe better to store when opening, but opening function seems to assume that too.
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_UTILS_ERROR);
 		obidebug(1, "\nError getting the path to a file or directory");
 		return NULL;
@@ -611,6 +611,16 @@ char* get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name)
 
 	strcat(full_path, "/");
 	strcat(full_path, dms->directory_name);
+
+	return full_path;
+}
+
+
+char* obi_dms_get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name)
+{
+	char* full_path;
+
+	full_path = obi_dms_get_dms_path(dms);
 	strcat(full_path, "/");
 	strcat(full_path, path_name);
 
@@ -623,7 +633,7 @@ DIR* opendir_in_dms(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name)
 	char* full_path;
 	DIR* directory;
 
-	full_path = get_full_path(dms, path_name);
+	full_path = obi_dms_get_full_path(dms, path_name);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/obidms.h b/src/obidms.h
index e1ab80d..a53bfa3 100644
--- a/src/obidms.h
+++ b/src/obidms.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ void obi_dms_list_indexer(OBIDMS_p dms, Obi_indexer_p indexer);
 int obi_dms_unlist_indexer(OBIDMS_p dms, Obi_indexer_p indexer);
 
 
+char* obi_dms_get_path(OBIDMS_p dms);
+
+
 /**	TODO
  * @brief Internal function getting the full path of a file or a directory from its
  *        path relative to a directory file descriptor.
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ int obi_dms_unlist_indexer(OBIDMS_p dms, Obi_indexer_p indexer);
  * @since June 2015
  * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-char* get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name);
+char* obi_dms_get_full_path(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* path_name);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/obidms_taxonomy.c b/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
index 1922805..925dab2 100644
--- a/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
+++ b/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ OBIDMS_taxonomy_p obi_read_taxonomy(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* taxonomy_name, boo
 
 	buffer_size = 2048;		// TODO
 
-	main_taxonomy_dir_path = get_full_path(dms, TAXONOMY_DIR_NAME);
+	main_taxonomy_dir_path = obi_dms_get_full_path(dms, TAXONOMY_DIR_NAME);
 	taxonomy_path = (char*) malloc((strlen(main_taxonomy_dir_path) + strlen(taxonomy_name) + strlen(taxonomy_name) + 3)*sizeof(char));
 	if (sprintf(taxonomy_path, "%s/%s/%s", main_taxonomy_dir_path, taxonomy_name, taxonomy_name) < 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/obidmscolumndir.c b/src/obidmscolumndir.c
index eab7adb..5d36dff 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumndir.c
+++ b/src/obidmscolumndir.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int obi_column_directory_exists(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* column_name)
 		return -1;
 
 	// Get the full path for the column directory
-	full_path = get_full_path(dms, column_directory_name);
+	full_path = obi_dms_get_full_path(dms, column_directory_name);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBICOLDIR_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
diff --git a/src/obiview.c b/src/obiview.c
index 57ad6fb..94cbef0 100644
--- a/src/obiview.c
+++ b/src/obiview.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ int obi_save_view(Obiview_p view)
 		return -1;
 
 	// Get the full path for the column directory
-	full_path = get_full_path(view->dms, view_file_name);
+	full_path = obi_dms_get_full_path(view->dms, view_file_name);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);