diff --git a/dist/data/app-data.d.ts b/dist/data/app-data.d.ts
index e7f40bd..c87945c 100644
--- a/dist/data/app-data.d.ts
+++ b/dist/data/app-data.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export declare const AppData: {
     readonly ConfigFileName: "bun-sqlite.config.ts";
     readonly MaxBackups: 10;
+    readonly DefaultBackupDirName: ".backups";
 };
diff --git a/dist/data/app-data.js b/dist/data/app-data.js
index 6d60073..5045044 100644
--- a/dist/data/app-data.js
+++ b/dist/data/app-data.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const AppData = {
     ConfigFileName: "bun-sqlite.config.ts",
     MaxBackups: 10,
+    DefaultBackupDirName: ".backups",
 };
diff --git a/dist/functions/init.js b/dist/functions/init.js
index ea6dedd..4635e0b 100644
--- a/dist/functions/init.js
+++ b/dist/functions/init.js
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ export default async function init() {
             console.error(`\`db_schema_file_name\` is required in your config`);
             process.exit(1);
         }
-        if (!Config.db_backup_dir) {
-            console.error(`\`db_backup_dir\` is required in your config`);
-            process.exit(1);
-        }
         let db_dir = ROOT_DIR;
         if (Config.db_dir) {
             db_dir = path.resolve(ROOT_DIR, Config.db_dir);
@@ -36,7 +32,8 @@ export default async function init() {
         const DBSchemaFilePath = path.join(db_dir, Config.db_schema_file_name);
         const DbSchemaImport = await import(DBSchemaFilePath);
         const DbSchema = DbSchemaImport["default"];
-        const BackupDir = path.resolve(db_dir, Config.db_backup_dir);
+        const backup_dir = Config.db_backup_dir || AppData["DefaultBackupDirName"];
+        const BackupDir = path.resolve(db_dir, backup_dir);
         if (!fs.existsSync(BackupDir)) {
             fs.mkdirSync(BackupDir, { recursive: true });
         }
diff --git a/dist/types/index.d.ts b/dist/types/index.d.ts
index 2dfecc6..732fe9f 100644
--- a/dist/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/types/index.d.ts
@@ -994,9 +994,9 @@ export type BunSQLiteConfig = {
      */
     db_schema_file_name: string;
     /**
-     * The Directory for backups
+     * The Directory for backups. Relative to db_dir.
      */
-    db_backup_dir: string;
+    db_backup_dir?: string;
     max_backups?: number;
     /**
      * The Root Directory for the DB file and schema
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bb98a6..51cf70b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/bun-sqlite",
-    "version": "1.0.1",
+    "version": "1.0.2",
     "description": "SQLite manager for Bun",
     "author": "Benjamin Toby",
     "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/data/app-data.ts b/src/data/app-data.ts
index 537fe00..63108af 100644
--- a/src/data/app-data.ts
+++ b/src/data/app-data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const AppData = {
     ConfigFileName: "bun-sqlite.config.ts",
     MaxBackups: 10,
+    DefaultBackupDirName: ".backups",
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/functions/init.ts b/src/functions/init.ts
index aebd739..7c61093 100644
--- a/src/functions/init.ts
+++ b/src/functions/init.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ export default async function init(): Promise<BunSQLiteConfigReturn> {
             process.exit(1);
         }
 
-        if (!Config.db_backup_dir) {
-            console.error(`\`db_backup_dir\` is required in your config`);
-            process.exit(1);
-        }
-
         let db_dir = ROOT_DIR;
 
         if (Config.db_dir) {
@@ -58,7 +53,10 @@ export default async function init(): Promise<BunSQLiteConfigReturn> {
             "default"
         ] as BUN_SQLITE_DatabaseSchemaType;
 
-        const BackupDir = path.resolve(db_dir, Config.db_backup_dir);
+        const backup_dir =
+            Config.db_backup_dir || AppData["DefaultBackupDirName"];
+
+        const BackupDir = path.resolve(db_dir, backup_dir);
         if (!fs.existsSync(BackupDir)) {
             fs.mkdirSync(BackupDir, { recursive: true });
         }
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 1f3f00c..e194abb 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1149,9 +1149,9 @@ export type BunSQLiteConfig = {
      */
     db_schema_file_name: string;
     /**
-     * The Directory for backups
+     * The Directory for backups. Relative to db_dir.
      */
-    db_backup_dir: string;
+    db_backup_dir?: string;
     max_backups?: number;
     /**
      * The Root Directory for the DB file and schema