diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8cdf80f91..db8aaac59 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # should be updated accordingly.
 
 # Database
-DATABASE_URL="file:../database/db.sqlite"
+DATABASE_URL="file:./database/db.sqlite"
 
 # Next Auth
 # You can generate a new secret on the command line with: