diff --git a/src/node/utils/Settings.ts b/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
index 0113499f5..00b9c2981 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
@@ -941,11 +941,12 @@ exports.reloadSettings = () => {
         logger.warn(`${dirtyWarning} File location: ${exports.dbSettings.filename}`);
     }
 
-    if (exports.dbType === 'rustydb') {
+    if (exports.dbType === 'rustydb' || exports.dbType === "sqlite") {
       exports.dbSettings.filename = absolutePaths.makeAbsolute(exports.dbSettings.filename);
       logger.warn(`File location: ${exports.dbSettings.filename}`);
     }
 
+
     if (exports.ip === '') {
         // using Unix socket for connectivity
         logger.warn('The settings file contains an empty string ("") for the "ip" parameter. The ' +