diff --git a/config.yml.sample b/config.yml.sample
index 5aabc15ad..93b2afe54 100644
--- a/config.yml.sample
+++ b/config.yml.sample
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ database:
   # Databse to use
   database: "vikunja"
   # When using sqlite, this is the path where to store the data
-  Path: "./vikunja.db"
+  path: "./vikunja.db"
   # Sets the max open connections to the database. Only used when using mysql and postgres.
   maxopenconnections: 100
   # Sets the maximum number of idle connections to the db.
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/setup/config.md b/docs/content/doc/setup/config.md
index 576f7643c..9f11f8c9e 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/setup/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/setup/config.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ database:
   # Databse to use
   database: "vikunja"
   # When using sqlite, this is the path where to store the data
-  Path: "./vikunja.db"
+  path: "./vikunja.db"
   # Sets the max open connections to the database. Only used when using mysql and postgres.
   maxopenconnections: 100
   # Sets the maximum number of idle connections to the db.