diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index dc67643..0ba278a 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT=tobemodified
 JWT_SECRET=tobemodified
 
 DATABASE_CLIENT=sqlite
-DATABASE_FILENAME=dbLocation # in dev, will use backend root dir, in prod, will be from server os root dir so should be /var/data/strapi.db or similar
+DATABASE_FILENAME=dbLocation.sqlite # in dev, will use backend root dir, in prod, will be from server os root dir so should be /var/data/strapi.db or similar