diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 91e5ed67..18434c24 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool Config::load(std::istream &ifs, boost::program_options::options_description
 		("registration.local_account_server", value<std::string>()->default_value("localhost"), "The server on which the local accounts will be checked for validity")
 		("registration.local_account_server_timeout", value<int>()->default_value(10000), "Timeout when checking local user on local_account_server (msecs)")
 		("database.type", value<std::string>()->default_value("none"), "Database type.")
-		("database.database", value<std::string>()->default_value(""), "Database used to store data")
+		("database.database", value<std::string>()->default_value("/var/lib/spectrum2/$jid/database.sql"), "Database used to store data")
 		("database.server", value<std::string>()->default_value("localhost"), "Database server.")
 		("database.user", value<std::string>()->default_value(""), "Database user.")
 		("database.password", value<std::string>()->default_value(""), "Database Password.")