diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f271986e1..7f658ecf5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ typings/
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
 
-package-lock.json
+# data
+data/database.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3d68287c0..786b1c5ec 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ const args = parser.parseArgs();
 // Setup client
 console.log(`Connecting to MQTT server at ${args.mqtt}`)
 const client  = mqtt.connect(args.mqtt)
-const shepherd = new ZShepherd(args.device, {net: {panId: 0x1a62}});
+const shepherd = new ZShepherd(
+    args.device, 
+    {
+        net: {panId: 0x1a62},
+        dbPath: `${__dirname}/data/database.db`
+    }
+);
 
 // Register callbacks
 client.on('connect', handleConnect);