diff --git a/config/test_db_config.txt b/config/test_db_config.txt
index e69de29..6faa159 100644
--- a/config/test_db_config.txt
+++ b/config/test_db_config.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fediverse_db: fediverse_test
+fediverse_db_user: tester
+fediverse_db_user_password: tester
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/federation/database.py b/federation/database.py
index e18aca9..5313dbb 100644
--- a/federation/database.py
+++ b/federation/database.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from psycopg2.extensions import ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
-import pdb
 
 tz = pytz.timezone('Europe/Madrid')
 
@@ -14,12 +13,14 @@ class Database():
 
     name = 'fediverse database library'
 
-    def __init__(self, config_file=None, fediverse_db=None, fediverse_db_user=None, fediverse_db_user_password=None):
+    def __init__(self, config_file=None, fediverse_db=None, fediverse_db_user=None, fediverse_db_user_password=None, fediverse_db_host='/var/run/postgresql', fediverse_db_port='6432'):
 
         self.config_file = config_file or "config/db_config.txt"
         self.fediverse_db = fediverse_db or self.__get_parameter("fediverse_db", self.config_file)
         self.fediverse_db_user = fediverse_db_user or self.__get_parameter("fediverse_db_user", self.config_file)
         self.fediverse_db_user_password = fediverse_db_user_password or self.__get_parameter("fediverse_db_user_password", self.config_file)
+        self.fediverse_db_host = fediverse_db_host
+        self.fediverse_db_port = fediverse_db_port
 
         db_setup = self.__check_dbsetup(self)
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class Database():
 
         try:
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class Database():
 
         try:
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
@@ -743,7 +744,7 @@ class Database():
 
             conn = None
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
@@ -787,7 +788,7 @@ class Database():
 
             conn = None
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
@@ -935,6 +936,13 @@ class Database():
 
                 conn.close()
 
+    def check_connection(self):
+
+        try:
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
     @staticmethod
     def __check_dbsetup(self):
 
@@ -944,7 +952,7 @@ class Database():
 
             conn = None
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             db_setup = True
 
@@ -1023,7 +1031,7 @@ class Database():
 
         try:
 
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "6432")
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(database = self.fediverse_db, user = self.fediverse_db_user, password = self.fediverse_db_user_password, host = self.fediverse_db_host, port = self.fediverse_db_port)
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index 9eb8288..cee424f 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 from federation import Database
 
 def test__database_connection():
-    db = Database(config_file='config/test_db_config.txt')
+    db = Database(config_file='config/test_db_config.txt', fediverse_db_host='localhost', fediverse_db_port='5432')
+
+    # noexcept
+    db.check_connection()
+
+
+def test__database_connection__noservers():
+    db = Database(config_file='config/test_db_config.txt', fediverse_db_host='localhost', fediverse_db_port='5432')
 
     checked_server = db.get_last_checked_servers()
 
-    assert checked_server
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert checked_server == []
\ No newline at end of file