diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
index 80964a7..7668dea 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #
 
 # The file name to use with SQLite (string value)
-#sqlite_db=ceilometer.sqlite
+sqlite_db=ceilometer.sqlite
 
 # If True, SQLite uses synchronous mode (boolean value)
 #sqlite_synchronous=true
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 
 #
-# Options defined in ceilometer.openstack.common.lockutils
+#Options defined in ceilometer.openstack.common.lockutils
 #
 
 # Whether to disable inter-process locks. (boolean value)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 
 # The backend to use for db (string value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/db_backend
-#backend=sqlalchemy
+backend=sqlalchemy
 
 
 #
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/sql_connection
 # Deprecated group/name - [DATABASE]/sql_connection
 # Deprecated group/name - [sql]/connection
-#connection=sqlite:////ceilometer/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db
+connection=sqlite:////var/lib/ceilometer/$sqlite_db
+
 
 # The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the
 # slave database (string value)