diff --git a/org-roam-db.el b/org-roam-db.el
index 2b5381c..954cc3f 100644
--- a/org-roam-db.el
+++ b/org-roam-db.el
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@ first encapsulating ID."
   (org-with-point-at 1
     (when-let ((id (org-id-get)))
       (let ((file (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)))
-            (title (cadr (assoc "TITLE" (org-collect-keywords '("title"))
-                                #'string-equal)))
+            (title (or (cadr (assoc "TITLE" (org-collect-keywords '("title"))
+                                    #'string-equal))
+                       (file-relative-name file org-roam-directory)))
             (pos (point))
             (todo nil)
             (priority nil)
diff --git a/org-roam-node.el b/org-roam-node.el
index 0679fb5..d69059b 100644
--- a/org-roam-node.el
+++ b/org-roam-node.el
@@ -158,13 +158,12 @@ is the `org-roam-node'."
                                              :left-join nodes
                                              :on (= aliases:node-id nodes:id)]))
              collect (pcase-let* ((`(,file ,pos ,alias ,title ,id) row)
-                                  (fname (file-name-nondirectory file))
                                   (node (org-roam-node-create :id id
                                                               :file file
-                                                              :title (or title fname)
+                                                              :title title
                                                               :point pos
                                                               :tags (gethash id tags-table))))
-                       (cons (propertize (or alias fname) 'node node) node)))))
+                       (cons (propertize alias 'node node) node)))))
 
 (defun org-roam-node-read (&optional initial-input filter-fn require-match)
   "Read and return an `org-roam-node'.