diff --git a/server/main_test.go b/server/main_test.go
index 8d6da44..de190b7 100644
--- a/server/main_test.go
+++ b/server/main_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 		SessionSecret:      "random string for JWT authorization",
 	}
 
+	_, err := postgres.Connect("pgx", cfg.DatabaseConnection)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed connecting to DB: %v", err)
+	}
 	queries, err := postgres.Connect("pgtx", cfg.DatabaseConnection)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed connecting to DB: %v", err)