diff --git a/src/DBConnection.cpp b/src/DBConnection.cpp
index 9155bcb89..8e4e9ff0d 100644
--- a/src/DBConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/DBConnection.cpp
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ void DBConnection::SetDBError(
    printf("   Lib error: %s", mpErrors->mLibraryError.Debug().mb_str().data());
 }
 
-bool DBConnection::Open(const char *fileName)
+bool DBConnection::Open(const FilePath fileName)
 {
    wxASSERT(mDB == nullptr);
    int rc;
 
-   rc = sqlite3_open(fileName, &mDB);
+   rc = sqlite3_open(fileName.ToUTF8(), &mDB);
    if (rc != SQLITE_OK)
    {
       sqlite3_close(mDB);
diff --git a/src/DBConnection.h b/src/DBConnection.h
index 895904ef5..7a37fdf7a 100644
--- a/src/DBConnection.h
+++ b/src/DBConnection.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
       CheckpointFailureCallback callback);
    ~DBConnection();
 
-   bool Open(const char *fileName);
+   bool Open(const FilePath fileName);
    bool Close();
 
    //! throw and show appropriate message box