diff --git a/src/ChurchCRM/Bootstrapper.php b/src/ChurchCRM/Bootstrapper.php
index 05ed33987f..8f2cbcd0a0 100644
--- a/src/ChurchCRM/Bootstrapper.php
+++ b/src/ChurchCRM/Bootstrapper.php
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private static function initPropel(): void
         self::$serviceContainer->setDefaultDatasource('default');
         self::$bootStrapLogger->debug("Initialized Propel ORM");
         
-        require_once __DIR__ . 'loadDatabase.php';
+        require_once __DIR__ . '/loadDatabase.php';
     }
     private static function isDatabaseEmpty(): bool
     {