--- a/scripts/murmur.ini
+++ b/scripts/murmur.ini
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 ; Path to database. If blank, will search for
 ; murmur.sqlite in default locations or create it if not found.
-database=
+database=/var/lib/murmur/murmur.sqlite
 
 ; Murmur defaults to using SQLite with its default rollback journal.
 ; In some situations, using SQLite's write-ahead log (WAL) can be
