diff --git a/v2/snapshot.go b/v2/snapshot.go
index 303a030f7..b03d461d5 100644
--- a/v2/snapshot.go
+++ b/v2/snapshot.go
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ func (sql *SqliteDb) ImportSnapshotFromTable(version int64, traverseOrder Traver
 }
 
 func (sql *SqliteDb) ImportMostRecentSnapshot(targetVersion int64, traverseOrder TraverseOrderType, loadLeaves bool) (*Node, int64, error) {
+	// First check if we need to find the database paths
+	if sql.opts.Path == "" {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("database path is empty")
+	}
+
 	read, err := sql.getReadConn()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
@@ -414,6 +419,8 @@ func (sql *SqliteDb) ImportMostRecentSnapshot(targetVersion int64, traverseOrder
 	return root, version, err
 }
 
+// FindDbsInPath finds all database directories in the given path that contain a changelog.sqlite file.
+// This function is used by various commands to locate IAVL databases.
 func FindDbsInPath(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	var paths []string
 	err := filepath.Walk(path, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
@@ -431,9 +438,6 @@ func FindDbsInPath(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	return paths, nil
 }
 
-// TODO
-// merge these two functions
-
 func (snap *sqliteSnapshot) writeStep(node *Node) error {
 	snap.ordinal++
 	// Pre-order, NLR traversal
diff --git a/v2/sqlite_test.go b/v2/sqlite_test.go
index 9b31d9199..a0730342c 100644
--- a/v2/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/v2/sqlite_test.go
@@ -322,3 +322,18 @@ func Test_ConcurrentIndexRead(t *testing.T) {
 	err = conn.Exec("CREATE INDEX foo_idx ON foo (id)")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestImportMostRecentSnapshotEmptyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a db with empty path
+	sql, err := NewSqliteDb(NewNodePool(), SqliteDbOptions{Path: ""})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Attempt to import snapshot from an empty path
+	root, version, err := sql.ImportMostRecentSnapshot(1, PreOrder, false)
+
+	// Verify that we get the expected error about no prior snapshot found
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, root)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), version)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no prior snapshot found")
+}