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diff --git a/db/README.md b/db/README.md
index f36e555..1d5ad71 100644
--- a/db/README.md
+++ b/db/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 # The Database
 
-This document describes how to set up the database for your instance of the water application.
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+This document describes how to set up the database for your instance of the water application.
+
+## Setup
+
+The first step is to decide where you are going to keep your database. Once you have decided on where that is going to be add it to your environment:
+
+```sh
+export DB_PATH="path/to/database"
+```
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diff --git a/db/scripts/init.sh b/db/scripts/init.sh
index 1a8bbde..3baec36 100644
--- a/db/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/db/scripts/init.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 PROJECT_DIR=$(pwd)
 
-DB_PATH="$PROJECT_DIR/db/test.sqlite3"
-
-SQL_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/db/sql"
-
+DB_PATH="$PROJECT_DIR/test.sqlite3"
 
+SQL_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/sql"
 
 insert_user() {
     read -p "Enter a username: " username