diff --git a/accessHandler.go b/accessHandler.go
index b1497aa..fb69d49 100644
--- a/accessHandler.go
+++ b/accessHandler.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type AccessHandler struct {
 //        - Default role(s)
 //
 // Parameters:
-//   - dbPath: The file path or connection string for the database.
+//   - dbPath: The file path to the database.
 //   - logger: Optional pointer to a logging.Logger instance. If nil, a new one is created.
 //
 // Returns:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type AccessHandler struct {
 //       log.Fatal(err)
 //   }
 //
-func NewAccessHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler, err error) {
+func NewAccessHandler(path string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler, err error) {
 	if logger == nil {
 		logger, err = logging.NewLogger("accessHandler.log", nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewAccessHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler,
 
 	logger.Debug("NewAccessHandler", "initialize db handler")
 	// Create a new DB handler instance
-	aH.dbHandler, err = NewDBHandler(dbPath, logger)
+	aH.dbHandler, err = NewDBHandler(path, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		aH.logger.Error("NewAccessHandler", err)
 		return
diff --git a/dbHandler.go b/dbHandler.go
index 35330de..63079f9 100644
--- a/dbHandler.go
+++ b/dbHandler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package AccessHandler
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ type DBHandler struct {
 // Returns:
 //   - dH:  A pointer to the initialized `DBHandler`.
 //   - err: Any error encountered during database connection.
-func NewDBHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (dH *DBHandler, err error) {
+func NewDBHandler(path string, logger *logging.Logger) (dH *DBHandler, err error) {
 	dH = &DBHandler{logger: logger}
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(path, "user.db")
 	logger.Debug("NewDBHandler", "open database "+dbPath)
 	dH.db, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(dbPath), &gorm.Config{})
 	return
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index c8e320b..c37ab52 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestAccesshandlerLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("start access handler test")
 
 	t.Log("initialize accessHandler")
-	accessHandler, err := NewAccessHandler("test.db", nil)
+	accessHandler, err := NewAccessHandler(".", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestLoginHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
 
 	// Setup your AccessHandler and router
-	aH, err := NewAccessHandler("test.db", nil)
+	aH, err := NewAccessHandler(".", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}