diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c795ed5..04904a1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub struct Hook {
 pub struct Config {
     pub secret: String,
     pub base_url: String,
+    pub sqlite_db_path: String,
     pub socket_address: SocketAddress,
     pub email_server: EmailServer,
     pub email_from: Address,
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index b11005a..70528e1 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use diesel::{
     sqlite::Sqlite,
 };
 use diesel_migrations::{embed_migrations, EmbeddedMigrations, MigrationHarness};
-use std::env;
 use tracing::error;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -28,12 +27,8 @@ pub fn run_migrations(connection: &mut impl MigrationHarness<Sqlite>) -> Result<
     }
 }
 
-pub fn establish_connection_pool() -> Result<DBPool> {
-    let database_url_var = "DATABASE_URL";
-    let database_url = env::var(database_url_var)
-        .with_context(|| format!("Environment variable {database_url_var} missing!"))?;
-
-    let manager = DBConnectionManager::new(database_url);
+pub fn establish_connection_pool(sqlite_db_path: &str) -> Result<DBPool> {
+    let manager = DBConnectionManager::new(sqlite_db_path);
 
     Pool::builder()
         .build(manager)
diff --git a/src/states.rs b/src/states.rs
index 92d0abd..7f0489e 100644
--- a/src/states.rs
+++ b/src/states.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pub struct DB {
 }
 
 impl DB {
-    pub fn build() -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn build(sqlite_db_path: &str) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
-            pool: db::establish_connection_pool()?,
+            pool: db::establish_connection_pool(sqlite_db_path)?,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ pub struct AppState {
 
 impl AppState {
     pub fn build(config: config::Config, mailer: Mailer) -> Result<Self> {
+        let sqlite_db_path = config.sqlite_db_path.clone();
+
         Ok(Self {
             config: Arc::new(StateConfig::from(config)),
             mailer: Arc::new(mailer),
-            db: Arc::new(DB::build()?),
+            db: Arc::new(DB::build(&sqlite_db_path)?),
         })
     }
 }