diff --git a/my_flask_app.py b/my_flask_app.py
index fc557d1d578b9119a1fca1b00417f12910cb58b6..efe9112fe2ae894ece2f7e39669ebdafff58a435 100644
--- a/my_flask_app.py
+++ b/my_flask_app.py
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ from models import db, Project
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='static')
 app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 0
-app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///site.db'
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///' + os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'instance/site.db'))
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = secrets.token_hex(16)
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
-
 class Project(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     title = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)