diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/settings/data-sources/EditBase.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/settings/data-sources/EditBase.vue
index 8c2d04918f..f9e0149e98 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/settings/data-sources/EditBase.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/settings/data-sources/EditBase.vue
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ const editBase = async () => {
 
     const config = { ...formState.value.dataSource, connection }
 
+    // todo: refactor and remove this duplicate path in config
+    if(config.client === ClientType.SQLITE && config.connection?.connection?.filename) {
+      config.connection.filename = config.connection.connection.filename;
+    }
+
     await api.source.update(base.value?.id, props.sourceId, {
       alias: formState.value.title,
       type: formState.value.dataSource.client,