diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index 98739a3..c1738af 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation-test")
 	testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webmvc-test")
 	testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
+	testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
 }
 
 dependencyManagement {
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/com/vaessl/app/ApplicationTests.java b/backend/src/test/java/com/vaessl/app/ApplicationTests.java
index c96df68..2e60da2 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/com/vaessl/app/ApplicationTests.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/com/vaessl/app/ApplicationTests.java
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 package com.vaessl.app;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 @SpringBootTest
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ApplicationTests {
 
-	@Test
-	void contextLoads() {
-	}
+	@Autowired
+    private DataSource dataSource;
 
+    @Test
+    void connectionToTestDbWorks() throws SQLException {
+        try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
+            assertThat(connection.getMetaData().getURL()).contains("vaessl_test");
+        }
+    
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/backend/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b415c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+spring:
+  datasource:
+    url : ${DB_TEST_URL}
+    username: ${DB_USERNAME}
+    password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+    driver-class-name: ${PG_DRIVER_CLASS_NAME}
+  jpa:
+    hibernate:
+      ddl-auto: create-drop
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