diff --git a/packages/api/.env-portal b/packages/api/.env-portal
index 5c0d183b9..c7a45f093 100644
--- a/packages/api/.env-portal
+++ b/packages/api/.env-portal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEVMODE=1
 
-CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres,mongo,mongo2,mysqlssh
+CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres,mongo,mongo2,mysqlssh,sqlite
 
 LABEL_mysql=MySql localhost
 SERVER_mysql=localhost
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ SSH_MODE_mysqlssh=userPassword
 SSH_LOGIN_mysqlssh=root
 SSH_PASSWORD_mysqlssh=xxx
 
+LABEL_sqlite=sqlite
+FILE_sqlite=/home/jena/dbgate-data/files/sqlite/feeds.sqlite
+ENGINE_sqlite=sqlite@dbgate-plugin-sqlite
+
 # docker run -p 3000:3000 -e CONNECTIONS=mongo -e URL_mongo=mongodb://localhost:27017 -e ENGINE_mongo=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo -e LABEL_mongo=mongo dbgate/dbgate:beta
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index 2f8fec87f..fb86362d5 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ function getPortalCollections() {
       databaseUrl: process.env[`URL_${id}`],
       useDatabaseUrl: !!process.env[`URL_${id}`],
       databaseFile: process.env[`FILE_${id}`],
-      defaultDatabase: process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],
-      singleDatabase: !!process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],
+      defaultDatabase:
+        process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`] ||
+        (process.env[`FILE_${id}`] ? getDatabaseFileLabel(process.env[`FILE_${id}`]) : null),
+      singleDatabase: !!process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`] || !!process.env[`FILE_${id}`],
       displayName: process.env[`LABEL_${id}`],
 
       // SSH tunnel