diff -ur jal-2024.1.3.old/jal/db/helpers.py jal-2024.1.3.new/jal/db/helpers.py
--- jal-2024.1.3.old/jal/db/helpers.py	2024-01-19 15:34:59.000000000 +0300
+++ jal-2024.1.3.new/jal/db/helpers.py	2024-08-18 14:50:56.957916611 +0300
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def get_dbfilename(app_path):
-    return app_path + Setup.DB_PATH
+    DBfilepath = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/.jal/' + Setup.DB_PATH
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(DBfilepath), exist_ok=True)
+    return DBfilepath
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Return a row from the model in form of {"field_name": value} dictionary