diff --git a/cof/settings/local.py b/cof/settings/local.py
index a7ecbe39..6e1f0802 100644
--- a/cof/settings/local.py
+++ b/cof/settings/local.py
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ Django local settings for the cof project.
 The settings that are not listed here are imported from .common
 """
 
+import os
+
 from .dev import *  # NOQA
+from .dev import BASE_DIR
 
 
 # Use sqlite for local development
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": "db.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "db.sqlite3")
     }
 }