diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index c651bee..50e329b 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ in
 			};
 			database = mkOption {
 				type = databaseOptionType;
+				default = {
+					database = "_env:YESOD_SQLITE_DATABASE:OwOpointTracker.sqlite3";
+					poolsize = "_env:YESOD_SQLITE_POOLSIZE:10";
+				};
 			};
 			copyright = mkOption {
 				default = "copyright for this mess?";