diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 44087fc..dfdfe4c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, env func(string) string) {
 	serverSettings := types.NewServerSettingsFromEnv(env)
 
 	// init db
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "./data.db")
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", serverSettings.DbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Could not open Database data.db: ", err)
 	}
diff --git a/types/settings.go b/types/settings.go
index 25556c4..d41ad0e 100644
--- a/types/settings.go
+++ b/types/settings.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 type ServerSettings struct {
 	BaseUrl     string
 	Environment string
+	DbPath      string
 	Smtp        *SmtpSettings
 }
 
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ type SmtpSettings struct {
 }
 
 func NewServerSettingsFromEnv(env func(string) string) *ServerSettings {
+
+	dbPath := env("DB_PATH")
+	if dbPath == "" {
+		dbPath = "./data.db"
+	}
+
 	var smtp *SmtpSettings
 	if env("SMTP_ENABLED") == "true" {
 		smtp = &SmtpSettings{