diff --git a/.EXAMPLE.env b/.EXAMPLE.env
index 167909f..3777dba 100644
--- a/.EXAMPLE.env
+++ b/.EXAMPLE.env
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=**************************
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=****************************************************************
 AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=******
 AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:3900
-DATABASE_URL=file://./libsql.db
+DATABASE_URL=file:./libsql.db
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index d497981..c0ca150 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
-	databaseURL = getEnv("DATABASE_URL", "file://./libsql.db")
+	databaseURL = getEnv("DATABASE_URL", "file:./libsql.db")
 
 	awsAccessKeyID     = os.Getenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
 	awsSecretAccessKey = os.Getenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")