diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index cb2b6e3..26c0f16 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@ type DB struct {
 	*gorm.DB
 }
 
+func New(path string) (*DB, error) {
+	pathAndArgs := fmt.Sprintf("%s?%s", path, dbOptions.Encode())
+	db, err := gorm.Open("sqlite3", pathAndArgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "with gorm")
+	}
+	db.SetLogger(log.New(os.Stdout, "gorm ", 0))
+	db.DB().SetMaxOpenConns(dbMaxOpenConns)
+	db.AutoMigrate(
+		model.Artist{},
+		model.Track{},
+		model.User{},
+		model.Setting{},
+		model.Play{},
+		model.Album{},
+	)
+	db.FirstOrCreate(&model.User{}, model.User{
+		Name:     "admin",
+		Password: "admin",
+		IsAdmin:  true,
+	})
+	return &DB{DB: db}, nil
+}
+
+func NewMock() (*DB, error) {
+	return New(":memory:")
+}
+
 func (db *DB) GetSetting(key string) string {
 	setting := &model.Setting{}
 	db.
@@ -60,27 +88,3 @@ func (db *DB) WithTx(cb func(tx *gorm.DB)) {
 	defer tx.Commit()
 	cb(tx)
 }
-
-func New(path string) (*DB, error) {
-	pathAndArgs := fmt.Sprintf("%s?%s", path, dbOptions.Encode())
-	db, err := gorm.Open("sqlite3", pathAndArgs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "with gorm")
-	}
-	db.SetLogger(log.New(os.Stdout, "gorm ", 0))
-	db.DB().SetMaxOpenConns(dbMaxOpenConns)
-	db.AutoMigrate(
-		model.Artist{},
-		model.Track{},
-		model.User{},
-		model.Setting{},
-		model.Play{},
-		model.Album{},
-	)
-	db.FirstOrCreate(&model.User{}, model.User{
-		Name:     "admin",
-		Password: "admin",
-		IsAdmin:  true,
-	})
-	return &DB{DB: db}, nil
-}
diff --git a/db/db_test.go b/db/db_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2c4262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	_ "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/dialects/sqlite"
+)
+
+var testDB *DB
+
+func init() {
+	var err error
+	testDB, err = NewMock()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error opening database: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func randKey() string {
+	letters := []rune("abcdef0123456789")
+	b := make([]rune, 16)
+	for i := range b {
+		b[i] = letters[rand.Intn(len(letters))]
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+func TestGetSetting(t *testing.T) {
+	key := randKey()
+	// new key
+	expected := "hello"
+	testDB.SetSetting(key, expected)
+	actual := testDB.GetSetting(key)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, actual)
+	}
+	// existing key
+	expected = "howdy"
+	testDB.SetSetting(key, expected)
+	actual = testDB.GetSetting(key)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, actual)
+	}
+}