diff --git a/src/items/items.service.ts b/src/items/items.service.ts
index 93a6e04..38a657a 100644
--- a/src/items/items.service.ts
+++ b/src/items/items.service.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export class ItemsService {
         relations: ['parent'],
       },
     );
-    // TreeRepository.findAncestors()[0] is always the child item
-    return (await this.treeRepository.findAncestors(childItem)).slice(1);
+    // TreeRepository.findAncestors()[-1] is always the child item itself
+    return (await this.treeRepository.findAncestors(childItem)).slice(0, -1);
   }
 
   async getItemChildren(item: ItemModel): Promise<Item[]> {