diff --git a/modules/database/db_flatfile.cpp b/modules/database/db_flatfile.cpp
index 694ff69a4..aa8f427ad 100644
--- a/modules/database/db_flatfile.cpp
+++ b/modules/database/db_flatfile.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class DBFlatFile : public Module, public Pipe
 			const std::vector<Anope::string> &type_order = Serialize::Type::GetTypeOrder();
 
 			std::set<Anope::string> dbs;
-			dbs.insert(Config->GetModule(this)->Get<const Anope::string>("database"));
+			dbs.insert(Config->GetModule(this)->Get<const Anope::string>("database", "anope.db"));
 
 			for (unsigned i = 0; i < type_order.size(); ++i)
 			{
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class DBFlatFile : public Module, public Pipe
 			for (std::map<Module *, std::fstream *>::iterator it = databases.begin(), it_end = databases.end(); it != it_end; ++it)
 			{
 				std::fstream *f = it->second;
-				const Anope::string &db_name = Anope::DataDir + "/" + (it->first ? (it->first->name + ".db") : Config->GetModule(this)->Get<const Anope::string>("database"));
+				const Anope::string &db_name = Anope::DataDir + "/" + (it->first ? (it->first->name + ".db") : Config->GetModule(this)->Get<const Anope::string>("database", "anope.db"));
 
 				if (!f->is_open() || !f->good())
 				{