diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed20917..a147e3f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ buildNumber.properties
 
 # Created by .ignore support plugin (hsz.mobi)
 
-settings.cfg
\ No newline at end of file
+settings.cfg
+testdb.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/musicplayer/ConfigManager.java b/src/main/java/musicplayer/ConfigManager.java
index b7e2a62..cec5730 100644
--- a/src/main/java/musicplayer/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/musicplayer/ConfigManager.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public final class ConfigManager {
         try (FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(propertiesFile)) {
             librarySettings.load(inputStream);
             if (librarySettings.containsKey(databaseKey)) {
-                return "jdbc:hsqldb:file:" + librarySettings.getProperty(databaseKey) + ";shutdown=true";
+                return "jdbc:hsqldb:file:" + new File(librarySettings.getProperty(databaseKey)).getAbsolutePath() + ";shutdown=true";
             }
         } catch (IOException ignored) {
         }