diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-facebook/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-facebook/defaults/main.yml
index d0b39682..97584997 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-facebook/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-facebook/defaults/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ matrix_mautrix_facebook_postgres_connection_string: 'postgresql://{{ matrix_maut
 
 matrix_mautrix_facebook_appservice_database: "{{
 	{
-		'sqlite': matrix_mautrix_facebook_sqlite_database_path_in_container,
+		'sqlite': ('sqlite://' + matrix_mautrix_facebook_sqlite_database_path_in_container),
 		'postgres': matrix_mautrix_facebook_postgres_connection_string,
 	}[matrix_mautrix_facebook_database_engine]
 }}"
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/defaults/main.yml
index d0df6a7d..9ba9be09 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/defaults/main.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ matrix_mautrix_telegram_postgres_connection_string: 'postgresql://{{ matrix_maut
 
 matrix_mautrix_telegram_appservice_database: "{{
 	{
-		'sqlite': matrix_mautrix_telegram_sqlite_database_path_in_container,
+		'sqlite': ('sqlite://' + matrix_mautrix_telegram_sqlite_database_path_in_container),
 		'postgres': matrix_mautrix_telegram_postgres_connection_string,
 	}[matrix_mautrix_telegram_database_engine]
 }}"