diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f5edf7a..b30c09b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,3 +22,11 @@ pub static DIST_DIR: LazyLock<PathBuf> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         .map(PathBuf::from)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("./dist"))
 });
+// This could utilize and env var like the others, but for now i have chosen to ignore it
+//
+// pros: would match dev environment and sqlx-cli better
+// cons: don't feel like it right now
+//
+// FIXME: better errors here
+pub static DB_URL: LazyLock<String> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| format!("sqlite://{}", CACHE_DIR.join("data").to_str().unwrap()));
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index a7783d2..17e689b 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use sqlx::{sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions, SqlitePool};
 
+use crate::DB_URL;
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AppState {
     pub pool: SqlitePool,
@@ -11,8 +13,7 @@ impl AppState {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             pool: SqlitePool::connect_lazy_with(
-                SqliteConnectOptions::from_str("sqlite://.cache/data")
-                    .expect("Invalid Database String"),
+                SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&DB_URL).expect("Invalid Database String"),
             ),
         }
     }