diff --git a/settings.json.template_windows b/settings.json.template_windows
index 61f14dcea..da661fcae 100644
--- a/settings.json.template_windows
+++ b/settings.json.template_windows
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dbType" : "dirty",
   //the database specific settings
   "dbSettings" : {
-                   "filename" : "../var/dirty.db"
+                   "filename" : "var/dirty.db"
                  },
                  
   /* An Example of MySQL Configuration