diff --git a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
index be8d0a8f..90bfab61 100644
--- a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ public class TildeFriendsActivity extends Activity {
 		web_view.getSettings().setDatabaseEnabled(true);
 		web_view.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
 
+		set_database_path();
+
 		web_view.setDownloadListener(new DownloadListener() {
 			public void onDownloadStart(String url, String userAgent, String content_disposition, String mime_type, long content_length) {
 				Log.w("tildefriends", "Let's download: " + url + " (" + content_disposition + ")");
@@ -458,4 +460,12 @@ public class TildeFriendsActivity extends Activity {
 			s_activity.service_connection = null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	private void set_database_path()
+	{
+		if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+			web_view.getSettings().setDatabasePath(getDatabasePath("webview").getPath());
+		}
+	}
 }