diff --git a/pilot/connections/manages/connection_manager.py b/pilot/connections/manages/connection_manager.py
index 9b66d0501..340c58f0b 100644
--- a/pilot/connections/manages/connection_manager.py
+++ b/pilot/connections/manages/connection_manager.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def test_connect(self, db_info: DBConfig):
             db_type = DBType.of_db_type(db_info.db_type)
             connect_instance = self.get_cls_by_dbtype(db_type.value())
             if db_type.is_file_db():
-                db_path = db_info.db_path
+                db_path = db_info.file_path
                 return connect_instance.from_file_path(db_path)
             else:
                 db_name = db_info.db_name