diff --git a/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf b/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
index 7b4e099817..bfb1879c88 100644
--- a/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
+++ b/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 # Database URI
-:DB: sqlite:///tmp/test_one_acct.db
+#:DB: sqlite:///var/one/oneacct.db
 
 # Duration of each daemon loop in seconds
 :STEP: 300 # 5 minutes
diff --git a/src/acct/watch_helper.rb b/src/acct/watch_helper.rb
index 4cc5ab9c98..c9112b2496 100644
--- a/src/acct/watch_helper.rb
+++ b/src/acct/watch_helper.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ module WatchHelper
 
     if !ONE_LOCATION
         ACCTD_CONF="/etc/one/acctd.conf"
+        ACCT_DB="/var/one/oneacct.db"
     else
         ACCTD_CONF=ONE_LOCATION+"/etc/acctd.conf"
+        ACCT_DB=ONE_LOCATION+"/var/oneacct.db"
     end
 
     CONF = YAML.load_file(ACCTD_CONF)
 
-    DB = Sequel.connect(CONF[:DB])
+    if CONF[:DB]
+        DB = Sequel.connect(CONF[:DB])
+    else
+        DB = Sequel.connect("sqlite//#{ACCT_DB}")
+    end
+
     VM_DELTA = {
         :net_rx => {
             :type => Integer,