diff --git a/cmd/headscale/headscale_test.go b/cmd/headscale/headscale_test.go
index 007d2801..6acd7c0a 100644
--- a/cmd/headscale/headscale_test.go
+++ b/cmd/headscale/headscale_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (*Suite) TestConfigFileLoading(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("listen_addr"), check.Equals, "0.0.0.0:8080")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("metrics_listen_addr"), check.Equals, "127.0.0.1:9090")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_type"), check.Equals, "sqlite3")
-	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_path"), check.Equals, "/var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite")
+	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_path"), check.Equals, "./db.sqlite")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_hostname"), check.Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_listen"), check.Equals, ":http")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_challenge_type"), check.Equals, "HTTP-01")
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (*Suite) TestConfigLoading(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("listen_addr"), check.Equals, "0.0.0.0:8080")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("metrics_listen_addr"), check.Equals, "127.0.0.1:9090")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_type"), check.Equals, "sqlite3")
-	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_path"), check.Equals, "/var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite")
+	c.Assert(viper.GetString("db_path"), check.Equals, "./db.sqlite")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_hostname"), check.Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_listen"), check.Equals, ":http")
 	c.Assert(viper.GetString("tls_letsencrypt_challenge_type"), check.Equals, "HTTP-01")