From c97f02ef46ac30dba6bf2b859bd2749045440b81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Motoko <motoko@openclaw.ai>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:48:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix database path resolution for Docker

---
 app/config.py | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 5eebb75..bbfcc13 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
 
 def _resolve_db_url(url: str) -> str:
-    """Convert relative sqlite path to absolute path."""
+    """Convert relative sqlite path to absolute path for Docker or local dev."""
     if url.startswith("sqlite+aiosqlite:///./"):
-        # Convert relative path to absolute
+        # Convert relative path to absolute (works in both local and Docker)
         rel_path = url.replace("sqlite+aiosqlite:///./", "")
-        abs_path = Path("/root/.openclaw/workspace-orchestrator/backend").resolve() / rel_path
-        return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{abs_path}"
+        # Use working directory as base
+        base_dir = Path.cwd()
+        abs_path = base_dir / rel_path
+        return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{abs_path.resolve()}"
     return url