diff --git a/bin/cuirass.in b/bin/cuirass.in
index 3b34493..87dd0ad 100644
--- a/bin/cuirass.in
+++ b/bin/cuirass.in
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ exec ${GUILE:-@GUILE@} --no-auto-compile -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;; along with Cuirass.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-(use-modules (cuirass base)
+(use-modules (cuirass config)
+             (cuirass base)
              (cuirass database)
              (cuirass job)
              (cuirass ui)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ exec ${GUILE:-@GUILE@} --no-auto-compile -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 Run Guix job from a git repository cloned in CACHEDIR.
 
   -f  --use-file=FILE       Use FILE which defines the job to evaluate
+  -D  --database=DB         Use DB to store build results.
   -I, --interval=N          Wait N seconds between each evaluation
   -V, --version             Display version
   -h, --help                Display this help message")
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ Run Guix job from a git repository cloned in CACHEDIR.
 
 (define %options
   `((file     (single-char #\f) (value #t))
+    (database (single-char #\f) (value #t))
     (interval (single-char #\I) (value #t))
     (version  (single-char #\V) (value #f))
     (help     (single-char #\h) (value #f))))
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ DIR if required."
       (exit 0))
      (else
       (let* ((specfile (option-ref opts 'file "tests/hello-subset.scm"))
-             (dbfile   "tmp.db")
+             (dbfile   (option-ref opts 'database %package-database))
              (specs    (primitive-load specfile))
              (args     (option-ref opts '() #f))
              (cachedir (if (null? args)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 899db84..b8de869 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])		# enables silent rules by default
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
+# Prepare a version of $localstatedir that does not contain references to
+# shell variables.
+expanded_prefix="`eval echo $prefix | sed -e "s|NONE|/usr/local|g"`"
+expanded_localstatedir="`eval echo $localstatedir | sed -e "s|NONE|$expanded_prefix|g"`"
+AC_SUBST([expanded_localstatedir])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GUILE], [guile-2.0 >= 2.0.7])
 AC_PATH_PROG([GUILE], [guile])
 AC_PATH_PROG([GUILD], [guild])
diff --git a/src/cuirass/config.scm.in b/src/cuirass/config.scm.in
index ef1b56b..8ef9d3e 100644
--- a/src/cuirass/config.scm.in
+++ b/src/cuirass/config.scm.in
@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@
 (define-public %package-version
   ;; Define to the version of this package.
   "@PACKAGE_VERSION@")
+
+(define-public %package-database
+  ;; Define to the database file name of this package.
+  (string-append "@expanded_localstatedir@/" %package ".db"))