diff --git a/tap_google_sheets/streams.py b/tap_google_sheets/streams.py
index f2a84e0..32f3e1a 100644
--- a/tap_google_sheets/streams.py
+++ b/tap_google_sheets/streams.py
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@ class GoogleSheetsStream(GoogleSheetsBaseStream):
 
     child_sheet_name = None
     primary_key = None
+    url_base = "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets"
 
     @property
     def path(self):
         """Set the path for the stream."""
-        self.url_base = "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/"
-        path = (
-            self.url_base + self.config["sheet_id"] + "/values/" + self.child_sheet_name
-        )
-        return path
+        return f"/{self.config['sheet_id']}/values/{self.child_sheet_name}"
 
     def parse_response(self, response: requests.Response) -> Iterable[dict]:
         """Parse response, build response back up into json, update stream schema."""