diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 22d5c7f..6a1304e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ func getPodcastEpisodes(db *sqlx.DB, podcastId int64) ([]*Episode, error) {
 func main() {
 	podcastsDirPath := os.Getenv("PODCASTS_DIRPATH")
 
-	db, err := sqlx.Connect("sqlite3", "./db/sqlite.db")
+	dbPath := os.Getenv("DB_PATH")
+	if dbPath == "" {
+		dbPath = "./db/sqlite.db"
+	}
+
+	db, err := sqlx.Connect("sqlite3", dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to connect to db: %v\n", err)
 	}