diff --git a/test-app/.dpd/deployments.json b/test-app/.dpd/deployments.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f4424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/.dpd/deployments.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"test-app.deploydapp.com":{"subdomain":"abcdefg"},"foo":"bar","abcdefg.deploydapp.com":{"remote":"deploydapp.com","path":"/Users/skawful/Dropbox/node_modules/deployd/test-app","name":"abcdefg","subdomain":"abcdefg","user":"ritch"},"ritch.deploydapp.com":{"remote":"deploydapp.com","path":"/Users/skawful/Dropbox/node_modules/deployd/test-app","name":"ritch","subdomain":"ritch","user":"test-app"}}
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diff --git a/test/db-remote.config.json b/test/db-remote.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f9e57c4..0000000
--- a/test/db-remote.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "warning": "This test is going to wipe your db, don't use a production machine",
-    "you've": "been warned...",
-    "host": "foo.com",
-    "port": 27017,
-    "name": "test-collection",
-    "credentials": {
-        "username": "foo",
-        "password": "secret"
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/test/db-remote.unit.js b/test/db-remote.unit.js
index 6bab9a6..3632c95 100644
--- a/test/db-remote.unit.js
+++ b/test/db-remote.unit.js
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 var fs = require('fs') 
   , db = require('../lib/db')
-  , configContents = fs.readFileSync('db-remote.config.json','utf8')
-  , config = JSON.parse(configContents)
+  , config = require(__dirname + '/support/db-remote.config.json')
   , tester = db.create(config)
   , store = tester.createStore('test-store')
-  , Store = require('../lib/db').Store
   , assert = require('assert')
-  ; 
-  
-if (config.host == 'foo.com') {
-    console.warn('Before you run db-remote.unit.js tests, set up the configuration in "db-remote.config.json".')
-    return;
-}
+  , cp = require('child_process');
+
+before(function (done) {
+  var cmd = "mongo " + config.name + " --eval 'db.system.users.remove({}); db.addUser(\"" + config.credentials.username + "\", \"" + config.credentials.password + "\");'";
+  cp.exec(cmd, done);
+});
 
 beforeEach(function(done){
   store.remove(function () {
diff --git a/test/support/db-remote.config.json b/test/support/db-remote.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b08061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/support/db-remote.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "host": "127.0.0.1",
+    "port": 27017,
+    "name": "dpd-faux-remote",
+    "credentials": {
+        "username": "foo",
+        "password": "secret"
+    }
+}
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