diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
index 32c91eb16..b5286cbdd 100644
--- a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
@@ -15,6 +15,27 @@ chown -R webuser:webgroup $WEBUSER_HOME
 echo "✅  Permissions fixed."
 echo ""
 
+if [ ${DB_CONNECTION:="sqlite"} = "sqlite" ]; then
+    # create symlinks
+    echo "🔗  Creating database symlink..."
+    symlinks=( \
+    /var/www/html/database/database.sqlite \
+    )
+
+    for i in "${symlinks[@]}"
+    do
+        if [[ -e "$i" && ! -L "$i" ]]; then
+            rm -rf "$i"
+        fi
+        if [[ ! -L "$i" ]]; then
+            ln -s /config/"$(basename "$i")" "$i"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "✅  Database symlink created."
+    echo ""
+fi
+
 # Check for env file
 if [ ! -f /config/.env ]; then
     echo "🙄  Environment file not found, creating..."