diff --git a/src/cmd/cmd.cpp b/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
index 873e995296..65179cdfb4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ restart_sync:
     }
 
     Cmd cmd;
-    QString dbPath = SyncJournalDb::makeDbName(credentialFreeUrl, folder, user);
+    QString dbPath = options.source_dir + SyncJournalDb::makeDbName(credentialFreeUrl, folder, user);
     SyncJournalDb db(dbPath);
 
     if (!selectiveSyncList.empty()) {