diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 4c4cb6f63..3bdb77b92 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -77,16 +77,9 @@ const config = require('nconf')
 	.file('environment', { file: `config/${process.env.NODE_ENV}.json` })
 	.file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' });
 
-//DB
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-mongoose.connect(config.get('mongodb_uri') || config.get('mongolab_uri') || 'mongodb://localhost/naturalcrit',
-	{ retryWrites: false });
-mongoose.connection.on('error', (err)=>{
-	console.log('Error : Could not connect to a Mongo Database.');
-	console.log('        If you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running.');
-	console.log(err);
-	throw 'Can not connect to Mongo';
-});
+// DB
+const DB = require('./server/db.js');
+DB.connect(config);
 
 //Account Middleware
 app.use((req, res, next)=>{
diff --git a/server/db.js b/server/db.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..030d7f61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// The main purpose of this file is to provide an interface for database
+// connection. Even though the code is quite simple and basically a tiny
+// wrapper around mongoose package, it works as single point where
+// database setup/config is performed and the interface provided here can be
+// reused by both the main application and all tests which require database
+// connection.
+
+const Mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const getMongoDBURL = (config)=>{
+	return config.get('mongodb_uri') ||
+           config.get('mongolab_uri') ||
+           'mongodb://localhost/homebrewery';
+};
+
+const handleConnectionError = (error)=>{
+	if(error) {
+		console.error('Could not connect to a Mongo database: \n');
+		console.error(error);
+		console.error('\nIf you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running and DB URL is configured properly');
+		process.exit(1); // non-zero exit code to indicate an error
+	}
+};
+
+const disconnect = async ()=>{
+	return await Mongoose.disconnect();
+};
+
+const connect = async (config)=>{
+	return await Mongoose.connect(getMongoDBURL(config),
+		{ retryWrites: false }, handleConnectionError);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+	connect    : connect,
+	disconnect : disconnect
+};