diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template b/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
index 065583c810..5480932101 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export default ({ env }) => {
         filename: path.join(
           __dirname,
           '..',
+          '..',
           env('DATABASE_FILENAME', 'data.db')
         ),
       },