diff --git a/eos/config.py b/eos/config.py
index 192982e1f..35e2fe0dc 100644
--- a/eos/config.py
+++ b/eos/config.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import os.path
+from os.path import realpath, join, dirname, abspath
 import sys
 
 debug = False
 gamedataCache = True
 saveddataCache = True
-gamedata_connectionstring = 'sqlite:///' + os.path.expanduser(os.path.join("~", ".pyfa","eve.db"))
+gamedata_connectionstring = 'sqlite:///' + unicode(realpath(join(dirname(abspath(__file__)), "..", "staticdata", "eve.db")), sys.getfilesystemencoding())
 saveddata_connectionstring = 'sqlite:///:memory:'
 
 #Autodetect path, only change if the autodetection bugs out.
-path = os.path.dirname(unicode(__file__, sys.getfilesystemencoding()))
+path = dirname(unicode(__file__, sys.getfilesystemencoding()))