diff --git a/cmd/importer/main.go b/cmd/importer/main.go
index 9d839fb..8421ea2 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/main.go
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&importBookmarksHtmlFile, "importFile", "", "A bookmarks.html file to import in the database")
 	var importBookmarksUsername string
 	flag.StringVar(&importBookmarksUsername, "importUsername", "", "The username to import the bookmarks for")
+	var bookmarksDbFilename string
+	flag.StringVar(&bookmarksDbFilename, "bookmarksDbFilename", "", "Filename of the database to import into")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if importBookmarksHtmlFile != "" && importBookmarksUsername != "" {
 		var store repository.Store
-		err := store.InitAndVerifyDb()
+		err := store.InitAndVerifyDb(bookmarksDbFilename)
 		defer store.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error initializing database: %s", err)
 		}
-		err = importer.ImportBookmarks(&store, importBookmarksHtmlFile, importBookmarksUsername)
+		err = importer.ImportBookmarks(&store, importBookmarksHtmlFile, importBookmarksUsername, bookmarksDbFilename)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error importing bookmarks: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 72b447a..a0341eb 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("error loading .env file: %s", err))
 	}
+	var dbFilename = requireStringFromEnv("DELBM_DB_FILENAME")
+
 	var store repository.Store
-	err = store.InitAndVerifyDb()
+	err = store.InitAndVerifyDb(dbFilename)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/importer/import.go b/internal/importer/import.go
index cf92008..9bc3776 100644
--- a/internal/importer/import.go
+++ b/internal/importer/import.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func removeHtmlTags(s string) string {
 	return HtmlTagRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
 }
 
-func ImportBookmarks(store *repository.Store, importBookmarksJsonFile, importBookmarksUsername string) error {
+func ImportBookmarks(store *repository.Store, importBookmarksJsonFile, importBookmarksUsername, bookmarksDbFilename string) error {
 	file, err := os.Open(importBookmarksJsonFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ func ImportBookmarks(store *repository.Store, importBookmarksJsonFile, importBoo
 		bookmarks = append(bookmarks, bookmark)
 	}
 	log.Println("Importing", len(bookmarks), "bookmarks for user", importBookmarksUsername)
-	err = store.InitAndVerifyDb()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
 	userId, err := store.FindOrCreateUser(importBookmarksUsername)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index 147bf7b..6bb4fb0 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ func (store *Store) Close() {
 	store.db.Close()
 }
 
-func (store *Store) InitAndVerifyDb() error {
+func (store *Store) InitAndVerifyDb(filename string) error {
 	var err error
-	store.db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", "file:bookmarks.sqlite?_foreign_keys=on")
+	store.db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", "file:"+filename+"?_foreign_keys=on")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}