diff --git a/lib/norrisbot.js b/lib/norrisbot.js
index 5290a02..7f2c542 100644
--- a/lib/norrisbot.js
+++ b/lib/norrisbot.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var Bot = require('slackbots');
 var NorrisBot = function Constructor(settings) {
     this.settings = settings;
     this.settings.name = this.settings.name || 'norrisbot';
-    this.dbPath = settings.dbPath || path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'data', 'norrisbot.db');
+    this.dbPath = settings.dbPath || path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'data', 'norrisbot.db');
 
     this.user = null;
     this.db = null;