diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index 994c60a..81b39d0 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@
 #endif
 
 std::mutex dbCrit;
+sqlite3* db;
 
 #pragma region LoginServer
 
 void Database::open() {
-    // this parameter means it will try to preserve data during migration
-    bool preserve = true;
-    db.sync_schema(preserve);
+    
+    int rc = sqlite3_open(settings::DBPATH.c_str(), &db);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        std::cout << "[FATAL] Cannot open database: " << sqlite3_errmsg(db) << std::endl;
+        terminate(0);
+    }
+
     std::cout << "[INFO] Database in operation ";
     int accounts = getAccountsCount();
     int players = getPlayersCount();
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 8ac644a..1a2b138 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ std::string settings::DROPSJSON = "tdata/drops.json";
 std::string settings::EGGSJSON = "tdata/eggs.json";
 std::string settings::GRUNTWORKJSON = "tdata/gruntwork.json";
 std::string settings::MOTDSTRING = "Welcome to OpenFusion!";
+std::string settings::DBPATH = "database.db";
 int settings::ACCLEVEL = 1;
 
 // monitor settings
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void settings::init() {
     PATHJSON = reader.Get("shard", "pathdata", PATHJSON);
     GRUNTWORKJSON = reader.Get("shard", "gruntwork", GRUNTWORKJSON);
     MOTDSTRING = reader.Get("shard", "motd", MOTDSTRING);
+    DBPATH = reader.Get("shard", "dbpath", DBPATH);
     ACCLEVEL = reader.GetInteger("shard", "accountlevel", ACCLEVEL);
     EVENTMODE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "eventmode", EVENTMODE);
     EVENTCRATECHANCE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "eventcratechance", EVENTCRATECHANCE);
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index 0d92fef..948e6ca 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace settings {
     extern std::string DROPSJSON;
     extern std::string EGGSJSON;
     extern std::string GRUNTWORKJSON;
+    extern std::string DBPATH;
     extern int EVENTMODE;
     extern int EVENTCRATECHANCE;
     extern bool MONITORENABLED;