diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b1b5d2785..7f655fde3f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -111,4 +111,7 @@ geckodriver.log
 var
 .metaflow
 selenium
-/dist/
\ No newline at end of file
+/dist/
+
+# Ignore extra rpmdb sqlite stuff
+rpmdb.sqlite-*
diff --git a/src/packagedcode/rpm.py b/src/packagedcode/rpm.py
index 01ae1ab850..b9ba09a206 100644
--- a/src/packagedcode/rpm.py
+++ b/src/packagedcode/rpm.py
@@ -229,10 +229,9 @@ class RpmInstalledNdbDatabaseHandler(BaseRpmInstalledDatabaseHandler):
 
 # TODO: add dependencies!!!
 class RpmInstalledSqliteDatabaseHandler(BaseRpmInstalledDatabaseHandler):
-    # used by newer RHEL/CentOS/Fedora
+    # used by newer RHEL/CentOS/Fedora/CoreOS
     datasource_id = 'rpm_installed_database_sqlite'
-    path_patterns = ('*var/lib/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite',)
-    filetypes = ('berkeley',)
+    path_patterns = ('*rpm/rpmdb.sqlite',)
     default_package_type = 'rpm'
     default_package_namespace = 'TBD'
     description = 'RPM installed package SQLite database'
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt b/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt
index f004d93ed6..3be5468004 100755
--- a/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ Package type:  rpm
   documentation URL: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Sqlite_Rpmdb
   primary language:  None
   description:       RPM installed package SQLite database
-  path_patterns:    '*var/lib/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite'
+  path_patterns:    '*rpm/rpmdb.sqlite'
 --------------------------------------------
 Package type:  rpm
   datasource_id:     rpm_spefile
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite b/tests/packagedcode/data/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff1f6e880e
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/packagedcode/data/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite differ
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/test_recognize.py b/tests/packagedcode/test_recognize.py
index 1d32c6cf67..f7736aeeb6 100644
--- a/tests/packagedcode/test_recognize.py
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/test_recognize.py
@@ -196,3 +196,9 @@ def test_recognize_go_sum(self):
         packages = recognize_package_data(test_file)
         assert packages
         assert isinstance(packages[0], models.PackageData)
+
+    def test_recognize_rpmdb_sqlite(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('rpm/rpmdb.sqlite')
+        packages = recognize_package_data(test_file, system=True)
+        assert packages
+        assert isinstance(packages[0], models.PackageData)