diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 633ba4e4610..e6f9a52e709 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ var passportConf = require('./config/passport');
  */
 
 var app = express();
+module.exports = app;
 
 /**
  * Mongoose configuration.
  */
 
-mongoose.connect(secrets.db);
+mongoose.connect(secrets.url);
 mongoose.connection.on('error', function() {
   console.error('✗ MongoDB Connection Error. Please make sure MongoDB is running.');
 });
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ app.use(express.methodOverride());
 app.use(express.session({
   secret: secrets.sessionSecret,
   store: new MongoStore({
-    db: mongoose.connection.db,
+    url: secrets.url,
     auto_reconnect: true
   })
 }));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1140c83ab3..700401b108b 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hackathon-starter",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node app.js", 
+    "start": "node app.js",
     "test": "mocha tests/**/*.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "~1.9.0",
-    "mocha": "~1.17.1"
+    "mocha": "~1.17.1",
+    "supertest": "~0.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/controllers/user_specs.js b/tests/controllers/user_specs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6e09fe516d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/controllers/user_specs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
+
+var request = require('supertest')
+  , express = require('express')
+  , mocha = require('mocha')
+  , app = require('../../app.js');
+
+describe('GET /', function(){
+  it('should return HTTP 200', function(done){
+    request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, done);
+  });
+});
+
+