diff --git a/src/network/protocols/server_lobby.cpp b/src/network/protocols/server_lobby.cpp
index 98d68c543..8d87d5d37 100644
--- a/src/network/protocols/server_lobby.cpp
+++ b/src/network/protocols/server_lobby.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ void ServerLobby::initDatabase()
     m_ip_geolocation_table_exists = false;
     if (!ServerConfig::m_sql_management)
         return;
-    int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(ServerConfig::m_database_file.c_str(), &m_db,
+    const std::string& path = ServerConfig::getConfigDirectory() + "/" +
+        ServerConfig::m_database_file.c_str();
+    int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(path.c_str(), &m_db,
         SQLITE_OPEN_SHAREDCACHE | SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX |
         SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE, NULL);
     if (ret != SQLITE_OK)