diff --git a/src/cli/db-migration.ts b/src/cli/db-migration.ts
index 5b62d3ef..75e4bc6a 100644
--- a/src/cli/db-migration.ts
+++ b/src/cli/db-migration.ts
@@ -67,24 +67,24 @@ export default class DbMigrationCommand extends BaseCLICommand {
 
   protected resolveDbPath (db: string): string {
     if (!db) {
-      return path.resolve(this.config.dataDir, config.get<string>('db'))
+      return `sqlite://${path.resolve(this.config.dataDir, config.get<string>('db'))}`
     }
 
     const parsed = path.parse(db)
 
     // File name
     if (!parsed.dir) {
-      return path.resolve(
+      return `sqlite://${path.resolve(
         this.config.dataDir,
         parsed.ext
           ? db
           : `${parsed.base}.sqlite`
-      )
+      )}`
     } else {
       if (db[db.length - 1] === '/') {
         throw new Error('Path should include the file name')
       }
-      return path.resolve(`${db}${parsed.ext ? '' : '.sqlite'}`)
+      return `sqlite://${path.resolve(`${db}${parsed.ext ? '' : '.sqlite'}`)}`
     }
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export default class DbMigrationCommand extends BaseCLICommand {
     const parsedFlags = originalFlags as OutputFlags<typeof DbMigrationCommand.flags>
 
     if (parsedFlags.db) {
-      config.util.extendDeep(config, { db: `sqlite://${this.resolveDbPath(parsedFlags.db)}` })
+      config.util.extendDeep(config, { db: this.resolveDbPath(parsedFlags.db) })
     }
 
     if (parsedFlags.generate) {