diff --git a/.env b/.env
index a07a0644..33d6f11c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ BACKEND_PORT=5001
 FRONTEND_PORT=3001
 FRONTEND_PORT_HTTPS=3443
 OUTER_HOSTNAME=shuffle-backend
-DB_LOCATION=/etc/shuffle
+DB_LOCATION=./etc/shuffle