diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 57a6357..4fc2e43 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SECRET_KEY=
 SECURITY_PASSWORD_SALT=
 
 # Database
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///../db/advLab.db
+RELATIVE_DB_DIR=db
 
 # Server URL
 SERVER_NAME=
diff --git a/advlabdb/__init__.py b/advlabdb/__init__.py
index e8832fc..b95e392 100644
--- a/advlabdb/__init__.py
+++ b/advlabdb/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from os import environ
+from os import environ, makedirs
 
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_admin import Admin
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ set_from_env(app, "SERVER_NAME")
 set_from_env(app, "SECRET_KEY")
 set_from_env(app, "SECURITY_PASSWORD_SALT")
 
-set_from_env(app, "SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI")
+app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = f"sqlite:///../{environ['RELATIVE_DB_DIR']}/advlab.db"
+makedirs(environ["RELATIVE_DB_DIR"], exist_ok=True)
+
 app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
 
 app.config["FLASK_ADMIN_FLUID_LAYOUT"] = True
diff --git a/advlabdb/database_import.py b/advlabdb/database_import.py
index 72a8eee..14ea40d 100644
--- a/advlabdb/database_import.py
+++ b/advlabdb/database_import.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from os import environ
+from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copy2
 
 from flask import flash, has_request_context
@@ -20,6 +22,16 @@ from advlabdb.models import (
     User,
 )
 
+relative_db_dir = Path(environ["RELATIVE_DB_DIR"])
+relative_db_path = relative_db_dir / "adblab.db"
+
+relative_db_bk_dir = relative_db_dir / "backups"
+relative_db_bk_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+
+def now():
+    return datetime.now().strftime("%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S")
+
 
 def importFromFile(filePath):
     if filePath[-4:] != ".txt":
@@ -259,18 +271,15 @@ def importFromFile(filePath):
             db.session.add(dbAppointment)
 
         # Backup
-        # TODO: Check existing dirs
-        src = "db/advLab.db"
-        dest = f"db/backups/before_{dbSemester.repr()}_import_{datetime.now().strftime('%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S')}.db"
-        copy2(src, dest)
+        dest = relative_db_bk_dir / f"before_{dbSemester.repr()}_import_{now()}.db"
+        copy2(relative_db_path, dest)
 
         show(f"Made a backup of the database before the import at {dest}")
 
         # Auto commit from the transaction context
 
-    src = "db/advLab.db"
-    dest = f"db/backups/after_{dbSemester.repr()}_import_{datetime.now().strftime('%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S')}.db"
-    copy2(src, dest)
+    dest = relative_db_bk_dir / f"after_{dbSemester.repr()}_import_{now()}.db"
+    copy2(relative_db_path, dest)
 
     show(f"Made a backup of the database after the import at {dest}")
 
diff --git a/testDB.py b/testDB.py
index 06cccc4..e45bce4 100644
--- a/testDB.py
+++ b/testDB.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 from datetime import date
-from os import makedirs
 
 from flask_security import hash_password
 
 from advlabdb import app, db, user_datastore
 from advlabdb.models import *
 
-makedirs("db", exist_ok=True)
-
 with app.app_context():
     db.drop_all()
     db.create_all()