diff --git a/mocha_server.py b/mocha_server.py
index 536f204..bc7729d 100755
--- a/mocha_server.py
+++ b/mocha_server.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ Handle API requests to the database
 """
 import json
 import sqlite3
+from os import path
 
 # NOTE: closing a database makes the next query in a script not work
 
-# DATABASE = '/usr/local/www/mocha-server/mocha.db'
-DATABASE = 'mocha.db'
+DATABASE = '/usr/local/www/mocha-server/mocha.db'
+if not path.exists(DATABASE):
+    DATABASE = 'mocha.db'
 
 conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
 conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row