diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 68c51b01..1594d85b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		"UID": "2000",
 		"GID": "2000",
 		"UPLOAD_MAX_FILESIZE": "50M",
+		"INSTALL_DSN": "sqlite:data/shimmie.dev.sqlite"
 	},
 	"customizations": {
 		"vscode": {