diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialitedataitems.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialitedataitems.cpp
index 489e3f76e86..41402bc0051 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialitedataitems.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialitedataitems.cpp
@@ -320,9 +320,7 @@ void QgsSLRootItem::createDatabase()
     QMessageBox::information( 0, tr( "Create SpatiaLite database" ), tr( "The database has been created" ) );
 
     // add connection
-    QString baseKey = "/SpatiaLite/connections/";
-    QSettings settings;
-    settings.setValue( baseKey + "/sqlitepath", filename );
+    settings.setValue( "/SpatiaLite/connections/" + QFileInfo( filename ).fileName() + "/sqlitepath", filename );
 
     refresh();
   }
@@ -330,7 +328,6 @@ void QgsSLRootItem::createDatabase()
   {
     QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Create SpatiaLite database" ), tr( "Failed to create the database:\n" ) + errCause );
   }
-
 }
 
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