diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c62320d07b051a342ecd3685cc0069a024acd309..5efbfd596c10c0967b2bed90b7989e6071a0f690 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ debug = false
 # Database engine to use, sqlite3 or postgres
 engine = "sqlite3"
 # Connection string, filename for sqlite3 and postgres://$username:$password@$host/$db_name for postgres
-connection = "acme-dns.db"
+connection = "/var/lib/acme-dns/acme-dns.db"
 # connection = "postgres://user:password@localhost/acmedns_db"
 
 [api]