diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 383516e5..ca406398 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ web:
     # the location on the filesystem where webapp javascript + css is located
     frontend:
       path: /opt/fasten/web
-
+database:
+  location: 'fasten.db'
 log:
   file: '' #absolute or relative paths allowed, eg. web.log
   level: INFO