diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0c09e6c..337e149 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ This project uses [Husky](https://github.com/typicode/husky) to define git hooks
 
 ### Database
 
-The application uses [SQLite3](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sqlite3) as a database, with [TypeORM](https://typeorm.io) as an object-relation mapper.
+The application uses [SQLite3](https://www.npmjs.com/package/better-sqlite3) as a database, with [TypeORM](https://typeorm.io) as an object-relation mapper.
 
 #### Database Migrations
 
diff --git a/ormconfig.yml b/ormconfig.yml
index 7e8cf3e..347b1e4 100644
--- a/ormconfig.yml
+++ b/ormconfig.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # this file is only meant to generate migrations via the cli
+# keep it up to date with src/main/core/database.ts
 
 library:
-  type: sqlite
+  type: better-sqlite3
   database: ./test-paths/typeorm/library.db
   cache: true
   entities:
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ library:
     migrationsDir: ./src/main/migrations/library
 
 store:
-  type: sqlite
+  type: better-sqlite3
   database: ./test-paths/typeorm/store.db
   cache: true
   entities:
diff --git a/src/main/core/database.ts b/src/main/core/database.ts
index 0ec88f1..29ca1a1 100644
--- a/src/main/core/database.ts
+++ b/src/main/core/database.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ type MyConnectionOptions = { [key in Database]: BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions }
 
 const databaseDir = path.resolve(appPath, 'database');
 
+/**
+ * @see ormconfig.yml in the root folder
+ */
 function getConnectionOptionsFor(database: Database): BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions {
   return {
     name: database,