diff --git a/scripts/start-ds-bitfinex.js b/scripts/start-ds-bitfinex.js
index db2cbaa61..a3a3002d2 100755
--- a/scripts/start-ds-bitfinex.js
+++ b/scripts/start-ds-bitfinex.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ const dbBitfinex = new HFDB({
 const dsBitfinex = new DataServer({
   port: 23521,
   db: dbBitfinex,
+  sqlitePath: `${os.homedir()}/.bitfinexhoney`,
 })
 
 dsBitfinex.open()
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.error(err)
+  })