diff --git a/includes/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-integration-maxmind-database-service.php b/includes/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-integration-maxmind-database-service.php
index 668cf564fca..98ad8968cdd 100644
--- a/includes/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-integration-maxmind-database-service.php
+++ b/includes/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-integration-maxmind-database-service.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service {
 	 * @return string The local database path.
 	 */
 	public function get_database_path() {
-		$database_path = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/';
+		$database_path = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/';
 		if ( ! empty( $this->database_prefix ) ) {
 			$database_path .= $this->database_prefix . '-';
 		}
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-tests-maxmind-database.php b/tests/unit-tests/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-tests-maxmind-database.php
index 73f95d19d6b..aba5a35a1af 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-tests-maxmind-database.php
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/integrations/maxmind-geolocation/class-wc-tests-maxmind-database.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class WC_Tests_MaxMind_Database extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$database_service = new WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service( '' );
 
 		$path = $database_service->get_database_path();
-		$this->assertEquals( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/' . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE_EXTENSION, $path );
+		$this->assertEquals( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/' . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE_EXTENSION, $path );
 
 		add_filter( 'woocommerce_geolocation_local_database_path', array( $this, 'filter_database_path_deprecated' ), 1, 2 );
 		$path = $database_service->get_database_path();
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class WC_Tests_MaxMind_Database extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$database_service = new WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service( 'testing' );
 
 		$path = $database_service->get_database_path();
-		$this->assertEquals( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/testing-' . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE_EXTENSION, $path );
+		$this->assertEquals( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/testing-' . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE . WC_Integration_MaxMind_Database_Service::DATABASE_EXTENSION, $path );
 	}
 
 	/**