diff --git a/manual.html b/manual.html
index df61fee..25f86c4 100644
--- a/manual.html
+++ b/manual.html
@@ -2313,8 +2313,21 @@ variable using directory-local variables. This is what <code>.dir-locals.el</cod
 contain:
 </p>
 <div class="lisp">
-<pre class="lisp">((nil . ((org-roam-directory . (expand-file-name &quot;.&quot;))
-         (org-roam-db-location . (expand-file-name &quot;./org-roam.db&quot;)))))
+<pre class="lisp">((nil . ((org-roam-directory . &quot;/path/to/alt/org-roam/dir/org-roam-dir&quot;)
+         (org-roam-db-location . &quot;/path/to/alt/org-roam-dir/org-roam.db&quot;))))
+</pre></div>
+
+<p>Note <code>org-roam-directory</code> and <code>org-roam-db-location</code> should be an absolute path, not relative.
+</p>
+<p>Alternatively, use <code>eval</code> if you wish to call functions:
+</p>
+<div class="lisp">
+<pre class="lisp">((nil . ((eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-directory (expand-file-name (locate-dominating-file
+                                                        default-directory &quot;.dir-locals.el&quot;))))
+         (eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name &quot;org-roam.db&quot;
+                                                         org-roam-directory))))))
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>All files within that directory will be treated as their own separate set of
diff --git a/org-roam.org b/org-roam.org
index 4619166..a5566a7 100644
--- a/org-roam.org
+++ b/org-roam.org
@@ -1382,8 +1382,21 @@ variable using directory-local variables. This is what ~.dir-locals.el~ may
 contain:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-  ((nil . ((org-roam-directory . (expand-file-name "."))
-           (org-roam-db-location . (expand-file-name "./org-roam.db")))))
+  ((nil . ((org-roam-directory . "/path/to/alt/org-roam/dir/org-roam-dir")
+           (org-roam-db-location . "/path/to/alt/org-roam-dir/org-roam.db"))))
+#+END_SRC
+
+Note ~org-roam-directory~ and ~org-roam-db-location~ should be an absolute path, not relative.
+
+Alternatively, use ~eval~ if you wish to call functions:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  ((nil . ((eval . (setq-local
+                    org-roam-directory (expand-file-name (locate-dominating-file
+                                                          default-directory ".dir-locals.el"))))
+           (eval . (setq-local
+                    org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name "org-roam.db"
+                                                           org-roam-directory))))))
 #+END_SRC
 
 All files within that directory will be treated as their own separate set of
diff --git a/org-roam.texi b/org-roam.texi
index 0e7b33d..8038226 100644
--- a/org-roam.texi
+++ b/org-roam.texi
@@ -1935,8 +1935,21 @@ variable using directory-local variables. This is what @code{.dir-locals.el} may
 contain:
 
 @lisp
-((nil . ((org-roam-directory . (expand-file-name "."))
-         (org-roam-db-location . (expand-file-name "./org-roam.db")))))
+((nil . ((org-roam-directory . "/path/to/alt/org-roam/dir/org-roam-dir")
+         (org-roam-db-location . "/path/to/alt/org-roam-dir/org-roam.db"))))
+@end lisp
+
+Note @code{org-roam-directory} and @code{org-roam-db-location} should be an absolute path, not relative.
+
+Alternatively, use @code{eval} if you wish to call functions:
+
+@lisp
+((nil . ((eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-directory (expand-file-name (locate-dominating-file
+                                                        default-directory ".dir-locals.el"))))
+         (eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name "org-roam.db"
+                                                         org-roam-directory))))))
 @end lisp
 
 All files within that directory will be treated as their own separate set of