diff --git a/energyDB.conf_sample b/energyDB.conf_sample
index 39ffa77..24c86c0 100644
--- a/energyDB.conf_sample
+++ b/energyDB.conf_sample
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ HTTP_PORT=8444
 IP_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
 
 # More uvicorn command line arguments
-UVICORN_ARGS=--reload
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+UVICORN_ARGS=--reload
+
+# The database URL
+DATABASE_URL='sqlite:///./energyDB.sqlite'
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