diff --git a/crates/goose/src/agents/tool_vectordb.rs b/crates/goose/src/agents/tool_vectordb.rs
index 293360e234c8..73e2f703aba5 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/agents/tool_vectordb.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/agents/tool_vectordb.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
+use crate::config::Config;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ToolRecord {
     pub tool_name: String,
@@ -53,7 +55,25 @@ impl ToolVectorDB {
         Ok(tool_db)
     }
 
-    fn get_db_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    pub fn get_db_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+        let config = Config::global();
+
+        // Check for custom database path override
+        if let Ok(custom_path) = config.get_param::<String>("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH") {
+            let path = PathBuf::from(custom_path);
+
+            // Validate the path is absolute
+            if !path.is_absolute() {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                    "GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH must be an absolute path, got: {}",
+                    path.display()
+                ));
+            }
+
+            return Ok(path);
+        }
+
+        // Fall back to default XDG-based path
         let data_dir = Xdg::new()
             .context("Failed to determine base strategy")?
             .data_dir();
@@ -363,6 +383,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
     async fn test_tool_vectordb_creation() {
         let db = ToolVectorDB::new(Some("test_tools_vectordb_creation".to_string()))
             .await
@@ -372,6 +393,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
     async fn test_tool_vectordb_operations() -> Result<()> {
         // Create a new database instance with a unique table name
         let db = ToolVectorDB::new(Some("test_tool_vectordb_operations".to_string())).await?;
@@ -440,6 +462,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
     async fn test_empty_db() -> Result<()> {
         // Create a new database instance with a unique table name
         let db = ToolVectorDB::new(Some("test_empty_db".to_string())).await?;
@@ -458,6 +481,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
     async fn test_tool_deletion() -> Result<()> {
         // Create a new database instance with a unique table name
         let db = ToolVectorDB::new(Some("test_tool_deletion".to_string())).await?;
@@ -490,4 +514,74 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
+    fn test_custom_db_path_override() -> Result<()> {
+        use std::env;
+        use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+        // Create a temporary directory for testing
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let custom_path = temp_dir.path().join("custom_vector_db");
+
+        // Set the environment variable
+        env::set_var("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH", custom_path.to_str().unwrap());
+
+        // Test that get_db_path returns the custom path
+        let db_path = ToolVectorDB::get_db_path()?;
+        assert_eq!(db_path, custom_path);
+
+        // Clean up
+        env::remove_var("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
+    fn test_custom_db_path_validation() {
+        use std::env;
+
+        // Test that relative paths are rejected
+        env::set_var("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH", "relative/path");
+
+        let result = ToolVectorDB::get_db_path();
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "Expected error for relative path, got: {:?}",
+            result
+        );
+        assert!(result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("must be an absolute path"));
+
+        // Clean up
+        env::remove_var("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
+    fn test_fallback_to_default_path() -> Result<()> {
+        use std::env;
+
+        // Ensure no custom path is set
+        env::remove_var("GOOSE_VECTOR_DB_PATH");
+
+        // Test that it falls back to default XDG path
+        let db_path = ToolVectorDB::get_db_path()?;
+        assert!(
+            db_path.to_string_lossy().contains("goose"),
+            "Path should contain 'goose', got: {}",
+            db_path.display()
+        );
+        assert!(
+            db_path.to_string_lossy().contains("tool_db"),
+            "Path should contain 'tool_db', got: {}",
+            db_path.display()
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }