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diff --git a/framework/package.json b/framework/package.json
index a2b1dd4dde..f74b65d0dc 100644
--- a/framework/package.json
+++ b/framework/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisk-service-framework",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Lisk Service Framework",
   "keywords": [
     "lisk",
diff --git a/framework/src/database/sqlite3.js b/framework/src/database/sqlite3.js
index 502a414f3f..8abbf6945a 100644
--- a/framework/src/database/sqlite3.js
+++ b/framework/src/database/sqlite3.js
@@ -61,24 +61,24 @@ const createDBConnection = async (dbDataDir, tableName) => {
 	return knex;
 };
 
-const getDBConnection = async (tableName, dbDataDir) => {
-	if (!connectionPool[tableName]) {
+const getDBConnection = async (tableName, dbDataDir = DB_DATA_DIR) => {
+	if (!connectionPool[dbDataDir]) {
 		if (!(await exists(dbDataDir))) {
 			await mkdir(dbDataDir, { recursive: true });
 		}
-		connectionPool[tableName] = await createDBConnection(dbDataDir, tableName);
+		connectionPool[dbDataDir] = await createDBConnection(dbDataDir, tableName);
 	}
 
-	const knex = connectionPool[tableName];
+	const knex = connectionPool[dbDataDir];
 	return knex;
 };
 
-const createTableIfNotExists = async tableConfig => {
+const createTableIfNotExists = async (tableConfig, dbDataDir = DB_DATA_DIR) => {
 	const { tableName } = tableConfig;
 
 	if (!tablePool[tableName]) {
 		logger.info(`Creating schema for ${tableName}`);
-		const knex = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+		const knex = await getDBConnection(tableName, dbDataDir);
 		await util.loadSchema(knex, tableName, tableConfig);
 		tablePool[tableName] = true;
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const getTableInstance = async (tableConfig, dbDataDir = DB_DATA_DIR) => {
 
 	const createDefaultTransaction = async connection => util.startDBTransaction(connection);
 
-	await createTableIfNotExists(tableConfig);
+	await createTableIfNotExists(tableConfig, dbDataDir);
 
 	const dbOperations = util.getTableInstance(tableConfig, knex);
 
diff --git a/framework/tests/unit/database/sqlite3.spec.js b/framework/tests/unit/database/sqlite3.spec.js
index 04a53fe03d..bfd61674c3 100644
--- a/framework/tests/unit/database/sqlite3.spec.js
+++ b/framework/tests/unit/database/sqlite3.spec.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		it('should insert row', async () => {
 			const preUpsertResult = await testTable.find();
 			expect(preUpsertResult.length).toBe(0);
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 			await testTable.upsert([blockWithoutTransaction.header], trx);
 			await commitDBTransaction(trx);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should update row', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 			const { id } = blockWithTransaction.header;
 			await testTable.upsert([{ ...blockWithTransaction.header, height: 20 }], trx);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should increment column value', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 			const { id } = blockWithoutTransaction.header;
 			await testTable.increment({
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should delete row by primary key', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 			const [existingBlock] = await testTable.find();
 			const existingBlockId = existingBlock[`${schema.primaryKey}`];
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should delete rows', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 
 			await testTable.upsert([blockWithoutTransaction.header, blockWithTransaction.header]);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should delete row', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 
 			await testTable.upsert([blockWithoutTransaction.header]);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe('Test sqlite3 implementation', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should insert rows in a batch', async () => {
-			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName);
+			const connection = await getDBConnection(tableName, testDir);
 			const trx = await startDBTransaction(connection);
 			const preUpsertResult = await testTable.find();
 			expect(preUpsertResult.length).toBe(0);