diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/database/native.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/database/native.lua
index 854637f41c..35cf5a4b2b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/database/native.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/database/native.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ assert(freeswitch, "Require FreeSWITCH environment")
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 local FsDatabase = {} do
 
+require "resources.functions.trim"
 require "resources.functions.file_exists"
 require "resources.functions.database_handle"
 
@@ -17,8 +18,19 @@ FsDatabase._backend_name = 'native'
 
 function FsDatabase.new(name)
   local dbh = assert(name)
-  if type(name) == 'string' then
-    dbh = database_handle(name)
+  if (type(name) == 'string') then
+    --debug information
+  	--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","name " .. name .. "\n");
+  	--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","database.type " .. database.type .. "\n");
+  	--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","database.name " .. database.name .. "\n");
+  	--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","database.path " .. database.path .. "\n");
+
+  	--handle switch sqlite
+    if (name == 'switch' and database.type == 'sqlite' and database.path ~= nil and database.name ~= nil) then
+      dbh = freeswitch.Dbh("sqlite://"..trim(database.path).."/"..trim(database.name))
+    else
+      dbh = database_handle(name)
+    end
   end
   assert(dbh:connected())