diff --git a/hooks/config-changed b/hooks/config-changed
index 3ff2fe7..26fdba3 100755
--- a/hooks/config-changed
+++ b/hooks/config-changed
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ service apache2 reload
 
 application-version-set $(dpkg -s mediawiki | grep '^Version:' | awk -F':' '{print $3}' | cut -d+ -f1)
 
-if [ -f db-connected ]; then
+if [ -f "${CHARM_DIR}/db-connected" ]; then
     status-set active "Ready"
 else
     status-set blocked "Database required"
diff --git a/hooks/db-relation-departed b/hooks/db-relation-departed
index bcf5660..09576c7 100755
--- a/hooks/db-relation-departed
+++ b/hooks/db-relation-departed
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -xe
 
 juju-log "db relation removed, shutting down"
-rm -f db-connected
+rm -f "${CHARM_DIR}/db-connected"
 rm -f /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/db-relation-joined b/hooks/db-relation-joined
index e1b750b..cd2d7e9 100755
--- a/hooks/db-relation-joined
+++ b/hooks/db-relation-joined
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-touch db-connected
+touch "${CHARM_DIR}/db-connected"