diff --git a/src/routes/index.ts b/src/routes/index.ts
index 944a4cb..de5bac1 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
+
 export const ROUTE_NAMES = {
 	ROOT: '/',
 
@@ -37,5 +39,4 @@ export const API_ROUTES = {
 	USER: (userId: string) => `/api/users/${userId}`
 };
 
-// local database path: './src/lib/data/tatort.db'
-export const DB_FULLPATH = '/daten/tatort.db'
+export const DB_FULLPATH = dev ? './src/lib/data/tatort.db' : '/daten/tatort.db'
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