diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
index f572b0ce93c..bd90684290c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class UniverseApplication( object ):
         if self.config.database_connection:
             db_url = self.config.database_connection
         else:
-            db_url = "sqlite://%s?isolation_level=IMMEDIATE" % self.config.database
+            db_url = "sqlite:///%s?isolation_level=IMMEDIATE" % self.config.database
         # Setup the database engine and ORM
         self.model = galaxy.model.mapping.init( self.config.file_path,
                                                 db_url,
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
index ced24bb9546..3591f3348aa 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Configuration( object ):
         self.config_dict = kwargs
         self.root = kwargs.get( 'root_dir', '.' )
         # Database related configuration
-        self.database = resolve_path( kwargs.get( "database_file", "database/universe.d" ), self.root )
+        self.database = resolve_path( kwargs.get( "database_file", "database/universe.sqlite" ), self.root )
         self.database_connection =  kwargs.get( "database_connection", False )
         self.database_engine_options = get_database_engine_options( kwargs )
         # Where dataset files are stored