diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/design_doc.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/design_doc.rb
index 94ad6c2..edcb043 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/design_doc.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/design_doc.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ module CouchRest
           self.to_s
         end
 
-        def design_doc_full_url(db = database)
-          "#{db.uri}/#{design_doc_id}"
+        def design_doc_uri(db = database)
+          "#{db.root}/#{design_doc_id}"
         end
 
         # Retreive the latest version of the design document directly
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ module CouchRest
           Thread.current[:couchrest_design_cache] ||= {}
         end
         def design_doc_cache_checksum(db)
-          design_doc_cache[design_doc_full_url(db)]
+          design_doc_cache[design_doc_uri(db)]
         end
         def set_design_doc_cache_checksum(db, checksum)
-          design_doc_cache[design_doc_full_url(db)] = checksum
+          design_doc_cache[design_doc_uri(db)] = checksum
         end
 
         # Writes out a design_doc to a given database if forced
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb
index 6673d4d..1602342 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ describe "Design Documents" do
       end
     end
 
-    describe ".design_doc_full_url" do
+    describe ".design_doc_uri" do
       it "should provide complete url" do
-        Article.design_doc_full_url.should eql("#{DB.uri}/_design/Article")
+        Article.design_doc_uri.should eql("#{COUCHHOST}/#{TESTDB}/_design/Article")
       end
       it "should provide complete url for new DB" do
         db = mock("Database")
-        db.should_receive(:uri).and_return('db')
-        Article.design_doc_full_url(db).should eql("db/_design/Article")
+        db.should_receive(:root).and_return('db')
+        Article.design_doc_uri(db).should eql("db/_design/Article")
       end
     end