diff --git a/db_management/db_management.go b/db_management/db_management.go
index 216b035..e3ea62c 100644
--- a/db_management/db_management.go
+++ b/db_management/db_management.go
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ var DB *sql.DB
 func InitDB() {
 	var err error
 	// Öffnet bot.db im aktuellen Verzeichnis
-	DB, err = sql.Open("sqlite", "./bot.db")
+	dbPath := os.Getenv("DB_PATH")
+	if dbPath == "" {
+		dbPath = "./bot.db"
+	}
+
+	DB, err = sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}