diff --git a/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb b/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
index b4c6273..1cbab1c 100644
--- a/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class Polecat
   # file is written as an extra lock. It then writes a new file into the
   # directory, which has all documents.
   class IndexWriter
+    attr_reader :path
 
     # create a new IndexWriter
     #
@@ -24,13 +25,6 @@ class Polecat
       end
     end
 
-    # returns the path of the IndexWriter
-    #
-    # @return [String] the path of the IndexWriter
-    def path
-      @path
-    end
-
     # returns the count of elements not flushed
     #
     # This method returns the count of all elements stored in the Writer, but