diff --git a/k8s/configmap.yaml b/k8s/configmap.yaml
index 95b4f2b..5898cd2 100644
--- a/k8s/configmap.yaml
+++ b/k8s/configmap.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/component: config
 data:
   FLASK_ENV: "production"
-  DATABASE_URL: "sqlite:///app/data/snauw_counter.db"
+  DATABASE_URL: "sqlite:////app/data/snauw_counter.db"
   SECRET_KEY_FILE: "/etc/secrets/secret-key"
   PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR: "/tmp/prometheus"