diff --git a/conf.yml-example b/conf.yml-example
index b7950f1..0152029 100644
--- a/conf.yml-example
+++ b/conf.yml-example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 flask_settings:
-  SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: 'mysql://metrics:FIXME@mysql-server/metrics'
+  SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: 'sqlite:///thermostat.db'
 
 api_key: "FIXME"