diff --git a/examples/.env.example b/examples/.env.example
index 08da2d5..9eee3b6 100644
--- a/examples/.env.example
+++ b/examples/.env.example
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ ENVIRONMENT="production"
 APPLICATIONHOST="localhost"
 APPLICATIONPORT="3000"
 DATADIR="./"
-DBFILE="data/Purr.sqlite"
 LINKLENGTH="24"
 ADMINEMAIL="admin@purr.example.com"
diff --git a/src/Core/Configuration.hs b/src/Core/Configuration.hs
index 8061ecf..49dedf1 100644
--- a/src/Core/Configuration.hs
+++ b/src/Core/Configuration.hs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ appPort = getEnv "APPLICATIONPORT"
 dataPath :: IO String
 dataPath = getEnv "DATADIR"
 
-dbPath :: IO String
-dbPath = getEnv "DBFILE"
+dbPath :: String
+dbPath = "data/Purr.sqlite"
 
 confLinkLength :: IO String
 confLinkLength = getEnv "LINKLENGTH"
diff --git a/src/Core/HTTP.hs b/src/Core/HTTP.hs
index 69c98f9..f22ec3d 100644
--- a/src/Core/HTTP.hs
+++ b/src/Core/HTTP.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Core.HTTP ( app ) where
 
-import           Core.Configuration                   (dbPath, adminEmail, confLinkLength)
+import           Core.Configuration                   (adminEmail, confLinkLength)
 import           Core.Types
 
 import           Core.Templates                       (renderIndex, renderStyle)
diff --git a/src/Core/SQLite.hs b/src/Core/SQLite.hs
index ee275b2..bcb7649 100644
--- a/src/Core/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Core/SQLite.hs
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import qualified Data.Text                      as T
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
-  db <- dbPath
-  conn <- open db
+  conn <- open dbPath
   execute_ conn
     "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pws\
     \ (link TEXT PRIMARY KEY,\
diff --git a/src/Feature/Sharing/HTTP.hs b/src/Feature/Sharing/HTTP.hs
index b2d67f3..e859347 100644
--- a/src/Feature/Sharing/HTTP.hs
+++ b/src/Feature/Sharing/HTTP.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Feature.Sharing.HTTP ( routes ) where
 
-import           Core.Configuration        (dbPath, adminEmail, confLinkLength)
+import           Core.Configuration        (adminEmail, confLinkLength)
 import           Core.Templates            (renderIndex)
 import           Core.Types
 
diff --git a/src/Feature/Sharing/SQLite.hs b/src/Feature/Sharing/SQLite.hs
index f9d705d..acf4aa1 100644
--- a/src/Feature/Sharing/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Feature/Sharing/SQLite.hs
@@ -22,19 +22,17 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Lazy                    as LT
 
 findByLink :: String -> PurrAction (Maybe T.Text)
 findByLink link = do
-  db    <- liftIO dbPath
   key   <- liftIO encKey
-  conn  <- liftIO $ open db
+  conn  <- liftIO $ open dbPath
   res   <- liftIO $ query conn "SELECT * from pws WHERE link = ?" (Only (last $ splitOn "/" link))
   liftIO $ close conn
   readEncryptedSecret key res
 
 readEncryptedSecret :: B.ByteString -> [SecretEntry] -> PurrAction (Maybe T.Text)
 readEncryptedSecret key secret = do
-  db     <- liftIO dbPath
   let secNonce = nonce $ safeHead failedSecret secret
-  liftIO $ incViews secret db
-  delete <- liftIO $ deleteExpiredSecret secret db
+  liftIO $ incViews secret dbPath
+  delete <- liftIO $ deleteExpiredSecret secret dbPath
   case secret of
     []     -> return Nothing
     (x:_) -> if (delete) 
@@ -43,8 +41,8 @@ readEncryptedSecret key secret = do
     where
       incViews :: [SecretEntry] -> String -> IO ()
       incViews []         _ = return ()
-      incViews (secret : _) db = do
-        conn <- open db
+      incViews (secret : _) dbPath = do
+        conn <- open dbPath
         execute conn
           "UPDATE pws SET views = views + 1 WHERE link = ?" (Only (link secret))
         close conn
@@ -53,15 +51,15 @@ readEncryptedSecret key secret = do
 -- provide the successfully retrieved secret to the requestor.
 deleteExpiredSecret :: [SecretEntry] -> String -> IO Bool
 deleteExpiredSecret []         _ = return False
-deleteExpiredSecret (sec : _) db = do
+deleteExpiredSecret (sec : _) dbPath = do
   time <- epochTime
   if ((date sec) + ((life sec) * 86400) < time) || (views sec >= maxViews sec)
-    then deleteSec sec db
+    then deleteSec sec dbPath
     else return False
     where
       deleteSec :: SecretEntry -> String -> IO Bool
-      deleteSec sec db = do
-        conn  <- open db
+      deleteSec sec dbPath = do
+        conn  <- open dbPath
         execute conn
           "DELETE FROM pws WHERE link = ?" (Only (link sec))
         close conn
@@ -69,11 +67,10 @@ deleteExpiredSecret (sec : _) db = do
 
 insertNewSecret :: T.Text -> Integer -> T.Text -> Integer -> PurrAction ()
 insertNewSecret sec life link maxViews = do
-  db     <- liftIO dbPath
   key    <- liftIO encKey
   nonce  <- liftIO Box.newNonce
   let encSec = encryptSecret key sec nonce
-  conn   <- liftIO $ open db
+  conn   <- liftIO $ open dbPath
   time   <- liftIO epochTime
   liftIO $ execute conn
     "INSERT INTO pws (link, secret, nonce, date, life, views, maxViews) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"