diff --git a/bandb/rsdb_sqlite3.c b/bandb/rsdb_sqlite3.c
index bcdb1eb..bec35fb 100644
--- a/bandb/rsdb_sqlite3.c
+++ b/bandb/rsdb_sqlite3.c
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ mlog(const char *errstr, ...)
 int
 rsdb_init(rsdb_error_cb * ecb)
 {
-	const char *bandb_dpath;
+	const char *bandb_dbpath_env;
 	char dbpath[PATH_MAX];
 	char errbuf[128];
 	error_cb = ecb;
 
 	/* try a path from the environment first, useful for basedir overrides */
-	bandb_dpath = getenv("BANDB_DPATH");
+	bandb_dbpath_env = getenv("BANDB_DBPATH");
 
-	if(bandb_dpath != NULL)
-		rb_snprintf(dbpath, sizeof(dbpath), "%s/etc/ban.db", bandb_dpath);
+	if(bandb_dbpath_env != NULL)
+		rb_strlcpy(dbpath, bandb_dbpath_env, sizeof(dbpath));
 	else
 		rb_strlcpy(dbpath, DBPATH, sizeof(dbpath));
-	
+
 	if(sqlite3_open(dbpath, &rb_bandb) != SQLITE_OK)
 	{
 		rb_snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "Unable to open sqlite database: %s",
diff --git a/src/bandbi.c b/src/bandbi.c
index 5c9933e..e861b98 100644
--- a/src/bandbi.c
+++ b/src/bandbi.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ start_bandb(void)
 	const char *suffix = "";
 #endif
 
-	rb_setenv("BANDB_DPATH", ConfigFileEntry.dpath, 1);
+	rb_setenv("BANDB_DBPATH", PKGLOCALSTATEDIR "/ban.db", 1);
 	if(bandb_path == NULL)
 	{
 		rb_snprintf(fullpath, sizeof(fullpath), "%s/bandb%s", PKGLIBEXECDIR, suffix);