diff --git a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
index 1fd56226..09c5f265 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
+++ b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ lock_dir = string(default="%(here)s/user_dev/beaker/cache/lock")
 [celery]
 # default result stuff
 celery_result_backend = string(default="database")
-celery_result_dburi = string(default="sqlite://%(here)s/user_dev/celery.db")
+celery_result_dburi = string(default="sqlite:///%(here)s/user_dev/celery.db")
 
 # default kombu stuff
 broker_transport = string(default="database")
-broker_host = string(default="sqlite://%(here)s/user_dev/celery.db")
+broker_host = string(default="sqlite:///%(here)s/user_dev/celery.db")
 
 # known booleans
 celery_result_persistent = boolean()