diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 1b84f837a..38dea6440 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ def defPaths(customSavePath):
     # The database where the static EVE data from the datadump is kept.
     # This is not the standard sqlite datadump but a modified version created by eos
     # maintenance script
-    gameDB = os.path.join(pyfaPath, "eve.db")
+    gameDB = getattr(configforced, "gameDB", gameDB)
+    if not gameDB:
+        gameDB = os.path.join(pyfaPath, "eve.db")
 
     # DON'T MODIFY ANYTHING BELOW
     import eos.config