diff --git a/surfaces/data_collector/config.py b/surfaces/data_collector/config.py
index b2797dd..b0231cb 100644
--- a/surfaces/data_collector/config.py
+++ b/surfaces/data_collector/config.py
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 
 
 paths = {
-    "search-data path": os.path.join(here_path, "..", "search_data.db"),
+    "search-data path": os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.join(here_path, "..", "search_data.db")
+    ),
 }