diff --git a/paperless.conf.example b/paperless.conf.example
index 85709698f..3ba8c6693 100644
--- a/paperless.conf.example
+++ b/paperless.conf.example
@@ -80,3 +80,8 @@ PAPERLESS_SHARED_SECRET=""
 # For more information on how to use this value, you should probably search
 # the web for "MAGICK_TMPDIR".
 #PAPERLESS_CONVERT_TMPDIR=/var/tmp/paperless
+
+# You can specify where you want the SQLite database to be stored instead of 
+# the default location
+#PAPERLESS_DBLOCATION=/path/to/database/file
+