diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/development.py b/project/project_name/settings/development.py
index ff665a8a1dc2d39c50319e9ec9fb8ba68e698f81..c3aa53726c167cb9218c78e1950127e8c0f53d92 100644
--- a/project/project_name/settings/development.py
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/development.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ MANAGERS = ADMINS
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': 'development.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'development.sqlite3'),
     }
 }