diff --git a/simplexmq.cabal b/simplexmq.cabal
index 460d8deb5..82f9f3883 100644
--- a/simplexmq.cabal
+++ b/simplexmq.cabal
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ library
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.AgentStore
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB
+      Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared
       Simplex.Messaging.Agent.TRcvQueues
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
index a7371b935..709f129bd 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.AgentStore
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (DBStore)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB as DB
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface (closeDBStore, execSQL)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations as Migrations
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (UpMigration (..), upMigration)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Client (SMPClientError, ServerTransmission (..), ServerTransmissionBatch, temporaryClientError, unexpectedResponse)
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ disposeAgentClient c@AgentClient {acThread, agentEnv = Env {store}} = do
   t_ <- atomically (swapTVar acThread Nothing) $>>= (liftIO . deRefWeak)
   disconnectAgentClient c
   mapM_ killThread t_
-  liftIO $ closeStore store
+  liftIO $ closeDBStore store
 
 resumeAgentClient :: AgentClient -> IO ()
 resumeAgentClient c = atomically $ writeTVar (active c) True
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
index f1e0aaf15..7b286d3d7 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.RetryInterval
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store (createStore)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (DBStore)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface (DBOpts)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Client
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Util (allFinally, catchAllErrors, catchAllErrors', tryA
 import System.Mem.Weak (Weak)
 import System.Random (StdGen, newStdGen)
 import UnliftIO.STM
-#if defined(dbPostgres)
-import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..))
-#else
-import Data.ByteArray (ScrubbedBytes)
-#endif
 
 type AM' a = ReaderT Env IO a
 
@@ -277,13 +272,8 @@ newSMPAgentEnv config store = do
   multicastSubscribers <- newTMVarIO 0
   pure Env {config, store, random, randomServer, ntfSupervisor, xftpAgent, multicastSubscribers}
 
-#if defined(dbPostgres)
-createAgentStore :: ConnectInfo -> String -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
+createAgentStore :: DBOpts -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
 createAgentStore = createStore
-#else
-createAgentStore :: FilePath -> ScrubbedBytes -> Bool -> MigrationConfirmation -> Bool -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createAgentStore = createStore
-#endif
 
 data NtfSupervisor = NtfSupervisor
   { ntfTkn :: TVar (Maybe NtfToken),
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
index 1582f5cc7..ed48bc12b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
@@ -26,13 +25,12 @@ import Data.List (find)
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty)
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as L
 import Data.Maybe (isJust)
-import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Time (UTCTime)
 import Data.Type.Equality
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.RetryInterval (RI2State)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common
-import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB as DB
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface (DBOpts, createDBStore)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations as Migrations
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError (..))
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
@@ -54,30 +52,9 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol
     VersionSMPC,
   )
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Protocol as SMP
-#if defined(dbPostgres)
-import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..))
-import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres as Store
-#else
-import Data.ByteArray (ScrubbedBytes)
-import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite as Store
-#endif
-
-#if defined(dbPostgres)
-createStore :: ConnectInfo -> String -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore connectInfo schema = Store.createDBStore connectInfo schema Migrations.app
-#else
-createStore :: FilePath -> ScrubbedBytes -> Bool -> MigrationConfirmation -> Bool -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore dbFilePath dbKey keepKey = Store.createDBStore dbFilePath dbKey keepKey Migrations.app
-#endif
-
-closeStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
-closeStore = Store.closeDBStore
-
-reopenStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
-reopenStore = Store.reopenDBStore
-
-execSQL :: DB.Connection -> Text -> IO [Text]
-execSQL = Store.execSQL
+
+createStore :: DBOpts -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
+createStore dbOpts = createDBStore dbOpts Migrations.app
 
 -- * Queue types
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Interface.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Interface.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e31d28a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Interface.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface
+#if defined(dbPostgres)
+  ( module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres,
+  )
+  where
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres
+#else
+  ( module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite,
+  )
+  where
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
index 4d2f6c33c..803cbfb99 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 
 module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres
-  ( createDBStore,
+  ( DBOpts (..),
+    createDBStore,
     closeDBStore,
     reopenDBStore,
     execSQL,
@@ -14,47 +15,49 @@ where
 
 import Control.Exception (throwIO)
 import Control.Monad (unless, void)
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.String (fromString)
 import Data.Text (Text)
-import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..), Only (..))
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (Only (..))
 import qualified Database.PostgreSQL.Simple as PSQL
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.SqlQQ (sql)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations (migrateSchema)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Common
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.DB as DB
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Util (createDBAndUserIfNotExists)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (Migration (..), MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Util (ifM)
 import UnliftIO.Exception (bracketOnError, onException)
 import UnliftIO.MVar
 import UnliftIO.STM
 
--- | Create a new Postgres DBStore with the given connection info, schema name and migrations.
--- This function creates the user and/or database passed in connectInfo if they do not exist
--- (expects the default 'postgres' user and 'postgres' db to exist).
+data DBOpts = DBOpts
+  { connstr :: ByteString,
+    schema :: String
+  }
+
+-- | Create a new Postgres DBStore with the given connection string, schema name and migrations.
 -- If passed schema does not exist in connectInfo database, it will be created.
 -- Applies necessary migrations to schema.
 -- TODO [postgres] authentication / user password, db encryption (?)
-createDBStore :: ConnectInfo -> String -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createDBStore connectInfo schema migrations confirmMigrations = do
-  createDBAndUserIfNotExists connectInfo
-  st <- connectPostgresStore connectInfo schema
+createDBStore :: DBOpts -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
+createDBStore DBOpts {connstr, schema} migrations confirmMigrations = do
+  st <- connectPostgresStore connstr schema
   r <- migrateSchema st migrations confirmMigrations True `onException` closeDBStore st
   case r of
     Right () -> pure $ Right st
     Left e -> closeDBStore st $> Left e
 
-connectPostgresStore :: ConnectInfo -> String -> IO DBStore
-connectPostgresStore dbConnectInfo dbSchema = do
-  (dbConn, dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnectInfo dbSchema -- TODO [postgres] analogue for dbBusyLoop?
+connectPostgresStore :: ByteString -> String -> IO DBStore
+connectPostgresStore dbConnstr dbSchema = do
+  (dbConn, dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnstr dbSchema -- TODO [postgres] analogue for dbBusyLoop?
   dbConnection <- newMVar dbConn
   dbClosed <- newTVarIO False
-  pure DBStore {dbConnectInfo, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbNew, dbClosed}
+  pure DBStore {dbConnstr, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbNew, dbClosed}
 
-connectDB :: ConnectInfo -> String -> IO (DB.Connection, Bool)
-connectDB dbConnectInfo schema = do
-  db <- PSQL.connect dbConnectInfo
+connectDB :: ByteString -> String -> IO (DB.Connection, Bool)
+connectDB connstr schema = do
+  db <- PSQL.connectPostgreSQL connstr
   schemaExists <- prepare db `onException` PSQL.close db
   let dbNew = not schemaExists
   pure (db, dbNew)
@@ -84,12 +87,12 @@ closeDBStore st@DBStore {dbClosed} =
       atomically $ writeTVar dbClosed True
 
 openPostgresStore_ :: DBStore -> IO ()
-openPostgresStore_ DBStore {dbConnectInfo, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbClosed} =
+openPostgresStore_ DBStore {dbConnstr, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbClosed} =
   bracketOnError
     (takeMVar dbConnection)
     (tryPutMVar dbConnection)
     $ \_dbConn -> do
-      (dbConn, _dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnectInfo dbSchema
+      (dbConn, _dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnstr dbSchema
       atomically $ writeTVar dbClosed False
       putMVar dbConnection dbConn
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
index 1aa73258b..f130a1b5f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Common
   )
 where
 
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Database.PostgreSQL.Simple as PSQL
 import UnliftIO.MVar
 import UnliftIO.STM
 
 -- TODO [postgres] use log_min_duration_statement instead of custom slow queries (SQLite's Connection type)
 data DBStore = DBStore
-  { dbConnectInfo :: PSQL.ConnectInfo,
+  { dbConnstr :: ByteString,
     dbSchema :: String,
     dbConnection :: MVar PSQL.Connection,
     dbClosed :: TVar Bool,
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Util.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Util.hs
index 98c0024f3..0913c76e3 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Util.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Util.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Util
   ( createDBAndUserIfNotExists,
-    -- for tests
     dropSchema,
     dropAllSchemasExceptSystem,
     dropDatabaseAndUser,
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
index f023e481e..585f40a0c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
 
 module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite
-  ( createDBStore,
+  ( DBOpts (..),
+    createDBStore,
     closeDBStore,
     reopenDBStore,
     execSQL,
@@ -64,8 +65,15 @@ import UnliftIO.STM
 
 -- * SQLite Store implementation
 
-createDBStore :: FilePath -> ScrubbedBytes -> Bool -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> Bool -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createDBStore dbFilePath dbKey keepKey migrations confirmMigrations vacuum = do
+data DBOpts = DBOpts
+  { dbFilePath :: FilePath,
+    dbKey :: ScrubbedBytes,
+    keepKey :: Bool,
+    vacuum :: Bool
+  }
+
+createDBStore :: DBOpts -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
+createDBStore DBOpts {dbFilePath, dbKey, keepKey, vacuum} migrations confirmMigrations = do
   let dbDir = takeDirectory dbFilePath
   createDirectoryIfMissing True dbDir
   st <- connectSQLiteStore dbFilePath dbKey keepKey
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
index f569cc3d5..602b74edc 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Env.SQLite (AgentConfig (..), InitialAgentServers
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol hiding (CON, CONF, INFO, REQ, SENT)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol as A
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (DBStore (..), withTransaction)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB as DB
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Client (NetworkConfig (..), ProtocolClientConfig (..), SMPProxyFallback (..), SMPProxyMode (..), TransportSessionMode (..), defaultClientConfig)
@@ -3107,13 +3108,13 @@ getSMPAgentClient' clientId cfg' initServers dbPath = do
 
 #if defined(dbPostgres)
 createStore :: String -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore schema = createAgentStore testDBConnectInfo schema MCError
+createStore schema = createAgentStore (DBOpts testDBConnstr schema) MCError
 
 insertUser :: DBStore -> IO ()
 insertUser st = withTransaction st (`DB.execute_` "INSERT INTO users DEFAULT VALUES")
 #else
 createStore :: String -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore dbPath = createAgentStore dbPath "" False MCError True
+createStore dbPath = createAgentStore (DBOpts dbPath "" False True) MCError
 
 insertUser :: DBStore -> IO ()
 insertUser st = withTransaction st (`DB.execute_` "INSERT INTO users (user_id) VALUES (1)")
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/MigrationTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/MigrationTests.hs
index 9bbb41be1..5ad4f101d 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/MigrationTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/MigrationTests.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Control.Monad
 import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
 import Data.Word (Word32)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (DBStore, withTransaction)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations (migrationsToRun)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared
 import System.Random (randomIO)
@@ -14,12 +15,10 @@ import Test.Hspec
 #if defined(dbPostgres)
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (fromOnly)
 import Fixtures
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres (closeDBStore, createDBStore)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Util (dropSchema)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.DB as DB
 #else
 import Database.SQLite.Simple (fromOnly)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (closeDBStore, createDBStore)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite.DB as DB
 import System.Directory (removeFile)
 #endif
@@ -203,8 +202,13 @@ testSchema :: Word32 -> String
 testSchema randSuffix = "test_migrations_schema" <> show randSuffix
 
 createStore :: Word32 -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore randSuffix migrations confirmMigrations =
-  createDBStore testDBConnectInfo (testSchema randSuffix) migrations confirmMigrations
+createStore randSuffix migrations confirmMigrations = do
+  let dbOpts =
+        DBOpts {
+          connstr = testDBConnstr,
+          schema = testSchema randSuffix
+        }
+  createDBStore dbOpts migrations confirmMigrations
 
 cleanup :: Word32 -> IO ()
 cleanup randSuffix = dropSchema testDBConnectInfo (testSchema randSuffix)
@@ -218,7 +222,15 @@ testDB :: Word32 -> FilePath
 testDB randSuffix = "tests/tmp/test_migrations.db" <> show randSuffix
 
 createStore :: Word32 -> [Migration] -> MigrationConfirmation -> IO (Either MigrationError DBStore)
-createStore randSuffix migrations migrationConf = createDBStore (testDB randSuffix) "" False migrations migrationConf True
+createStore randSuffix migrations confirmMigrations = do
+  let dbOpts =
+        DBOpts {
+          dbFilePath = testDB randSuffix,
+          dbKey = "",
+          keepKey = False,
+          vacuum = True
+        }
+  createDBStore dbOpts migrations confirmMigrations
 
 cleanup :: Word32 -> IO ()
 cleanup randSuffix = removeFile (testDB randSuffix)
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
index 3709c489b..9ad97fe1f 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Client (ProtocolTestFailure (..), ProtocolTestSte
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Env.SQLite (AgentConfig, Env (..), InitialAgentServers)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol hiding (CON, CONF, INFO, SENT)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.AgentStore (getSavedNtfToken)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store (closeStore, reopenStore)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (withTransaction)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface (closeDBStore, reopenDBStore)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB as DB
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ testNotificationSubscriptionExistingConnection apns baseId alice@AgentClient {ag
 
   threadDelay 500000
   suspendAgent alice 0
-  closeStore store
+  closeDBStore store
   threadDelay 1000000
   putStrLn "before opening the database from another agent"
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ testNotificationSubscriptionExistingConnection apns baseId alice@AgentClient {ag
 
   threadDelay 1000000
   putStrLn "after closing the database in another agent"
-  reopenStore store
+  reopenDBStore store
   foregroundAgent alice
   threadDelay 500000
 
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
index d076a2fbc..84f30ff96 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ withStore2 = before connect2 . after (removeStore . fst)
   where
     connect2 :: IO (DBStore, DBStore)
     connect2 = do
-      s1 <- createStore'
-      s2 <- connectSQLiteStore (dbFilePath s1) "" False
+      s1@DBStore {dbFilePath} <- createStore'
+      s2 <- connectSQLiteStore dbFilePath "" False
       pure (s1, s2)
 
 createStore' :: IO DBStore
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ createEncryptedStore key keepKey = do
   -- Randomize DB file name to avoid SQLite IO errors supposedly caused by asynchronous
   -- IO operations on multiple similarly named files; error seems to be environment specific
   r <- randomIO :: IO Word32
-  Right st <- createDBStore (testDB <> show r) key keepKey Migrations.app MCError True
+  Right st <- createDBStore (DBOpts (testDB <> show r) key keepKey True) Migrations.app MCError
   withTransaction' st (`SQL.execute_` "INSERT INTO users (user_id) VALUES (1);")
   pure st
 
 removeStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
-removeStore db = do
+removeStore db@DBStore {dbFilePath} = do
   close db
-  removeFile $ dbFilePath db
+  removeFile dbFilePath
   where
     close :: DBStore -> IO ()
     close st = mapM_ DB.close =<< tryTakeMVar (dbConnection st)
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/SchemaDump.hs b/tests/AgentTests/SchemaDump.hs
index ba81bc79c..75e89d00e 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/SchemaDump.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/SchemaDump.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ testVerifySchemaDump :: IO ()
 testVerifySchemaDump = do
   savedSchema <- ifM (doesFileExist appSchema) (readFile appSchema) (pure "")
   savedSchema `deepseq` pure ()
-  void $ createDBStore testDB "" False Migrations.app MCConsole True
+  void $ createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) Migrations.app MCConsole
   getSchema testDB appSchema `shouldReturn` savedSchema
   removeFile testDB
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ testVerifyLintFKeyIndexes :: IO ()
 testVerifyLintFKeyIndexes = do
   savedLint <- ifM (doesFileExist appLint) (readFile appLint) (pure "")
   savedLint `deepseq` pure ()
-  void $ createDBStore testDB "" False Migrations.app MCConsole True
+  void $ createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) Migrations.app MCConsole
   getLintFKeyIndexes testDB "tests/tmp/agent_lint.sql" `shouldReturn` savedLint
   removeFile testDB
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ withTmpFiles =
 testSchemaMigrations :: IO ()
 testSchemaMigrations = do
   let noDownMigrations = dropWhileEnd (\Migration {down} -> isJust down) Migrations.app
-  Right st <- createDBStore testDB "" False noDownMigrations MCError True
+  Right st <- createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) noDownMigrations MCError
   mapM_ (testDownMigration st) $ drop (length noDownMigrations) Migrations.app
   closeDBStore st
   removeFile testDB
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ testSchemaMigrations = do
 
 testUsersMigrationNew :: IO ()
 testUsersMigrationNew = do
-  Right st <- createDBStore testDB "" False Migrations.app MCError True
+  Right st <- createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) Migrations.app MCError
   withTransaction' st (`SQL.query_` "SELECT user_id FROM users;")
     `shouldReturn` ([] :: [Only Int])
   closeDBStore st
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ testUsersMigrationNew = do
 testUsersMigrationOld :: IO ()
 testUsersMigrationOld = do
   let beforeUsers = takeWhile (("m20230110_users" /=) . name) Migrations.app
-  Right st <- createDBStore testDB "" False beforeUsers MCError True
+  Right st <- createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) beforeUsers MCError
   withTransaction' st (`SQL.query_` "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = 'users';")
     `shouldReturn` ([] :: [Only String])
   closeDBStore st
-  Right st' <- createDBStore testDB "" False Migrations.app MCYesUp True
+  Right st' <- createDBStore (DBOpts testDB "" False True) Migrations.app MCYesUp
   withTransaction' st' (`SQL.query_` "SELECT user_id FROM users;")
     `shouldReturn` ([Only (1 :: Int)])
   closeDBStore st'
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures.hs b/tests/Fixtures.hs
index 54065d121..d8c7c5cc1 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures.hs
+++ b/tests/Fixtures.hs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 
 module Fixtures where
 
 #if defined(dbPostgres)
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..), defaultConnectInfo)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(dbPostgres)
+testDBConnstr :: ByteString
+testDBConnstr = "postgresql://test_agent_user@/test_agent_db"
+
 testDBConnectInfo :: ConnectInfo
 testDBConnectInfo =
   defaultConnectInfo {