diff --git a/plugins/store/README.md b/plugins/store/README.md
index 5b60fcd2df..f6773776d9 100644
--- a/plugins/store/README.md
+++ b/plugins/store/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn main() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_store::Builder::default().build())
         .setup(|app| {
             // This loads the store from disk
-            let store = app.store("app_data.json");
+            let store = app.store("app_data.json")?;
 
             // Note that values must be serde_json::Value instances,
             // otherwise, they will not be compatible with the JavaScript bindings.
diff --git a/plugins/store/src/lib.rs b/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
index e44e2d3e08..b1f06d3de3 100644
--- a/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct ChangePayload<'a> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct StoreState {
+struct StoreState {
     stores: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<PathBuf, ResourceId>>>,
     serialize_fns: HashMap<String, SerializeFn>,
     deserialize_fns: HashMap<String, DeserializeFn>,
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ pub trait StoreExt<R: Runtime> {
 
 impl<R: Runtime, T: Manager<R>> StoreExt<R> for T {
     fn store(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Arc<Store<R>>> {
-        let path = path.as_ref();
         StoreBuilder::new(self.app_handle(), path).new_or_existing()
     }