diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
index 4281a67..ff9cbe2 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 #
 
 # 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
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 
 # The backend to use for db (string value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/db_backend
-#backend=sqlalchemy
+backend=sqlalchemy
 
 
 #
@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@
 # 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)