diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6257276..3af2ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           POSTGRESQL_USER: root
           POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD: smartvm
-          POSTGRESQL_DATABASE: vmdb_production
+          POSTGRESQL_DATABASE: temp
         options: >-
           --name postgres
           --volume /tmp/postgresql-cfg/:/opt/app-root/src/postgresql-cfg/
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries 5
         ports:
         - 5432:5432
+    env:
+      POSTGRESQL_HOST: localhost
+      POSTGRESQL_USER: root
+      POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD: smartvm
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Override postgres settings
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby-version }}
         bundler-cache: true
+    - name: Set up tests
+      run: bundle exec rake spec:setup
     - name: Run tests
       run: bundle exec rake
       env:
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c6ab36c..9535c06 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 require "bundler/gem_tasks"
 require "rspec/core/rake_task"
 
+require_relative "spec/support/connection_helper"
+
 def create_database(dbname)
-  require "pg"
-  c = PG::Connection.new(:dbname => "postgres")
+  c = ConnectionHelper.connection_for("postgres")
   c.async_exec("CREATE DATABASE #{dbname}")
 rescue PG::DuplicateDatabase => err
   raise unless err.message =~ /already exists/
 end
 
 def drop_database(dbname)
-  require "pg"
-  c = PG::Connection.new(:dbname => "postgres")
+  c = ConnectionHelper.connection_for("postgres")
   c.async_exec("DROP DATABASE #{dbname}")
 rescue PG::InvalidCatalogName => err
   raise unless err.message =~ /does not exist/
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 5748b6e..125809d 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -4,80 +4,4 @@
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../../lib", __FILE__)
 require "pg-logical_replication"
 
-module ConnectionHelper
-  def self.source_database_connection
-    @source_database_connection ||= PG::Connection.new(:dbname => "logical_test").tap do |c|
-      c.set_notice_receiver { |r| nil }
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.target_database_connection
-    @target_database_connection ||= PG::Connection.new(:dbname => "logical_test_target").tap do |c|
-      c.set_notice_receiver { |r| nil }
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.with_each_connection
-    [source_database_connection, target_database_connection].each do |conn|
-      yield conn
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-module DatabaseHelper
-  def self.tables
-    %w(table1 table2 table3 table4)
-  end
-
-  def self.create_tables
-    ConnectionHelper.with_each_connection do |conn|
-      tables.each do |t|
-        conn.async_exec(<<-SQL)
-          CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS #{t} (
-            id   SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-            data VARCHAR(50)
-          )
-        SQL
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.drop_tables
-    ConnectionHelper.with_each_connection do |conn|
-      tables.each { |t| conn.async_exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{t}") }
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.drop_subscriptions
-    conn = ConnectionHelper.target_database_connection
-    # Subscriptions are visible from all databases in the cluster so we need to specify only the subs from the target database.
-    conn.async_exec("SELECT subname::TEXT FROM pg_subscription AS sub JOIN pg_database ON sub.subdbid = pg_database.oid WHERE pg_database.datname = current_database()").values.flatten.each do |s|
-      conn.async_exec("ALTER subscription #{s} DISABLE")
-      conn.async_exec("ALTER subscription #{s} SET (slot_name = NONE)")
-      conn.async_exec("DROP SUBSCRIPTION #{s}")
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.drop_publications
-    conn = ConnectionHelper.source_database_connection
-    conn.async_exec("SELECT pubname::TEXT from pg_publication").values.flatten.each do |p|
-      conn.async_exec("DROP PUBLICATION #{p}")
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.drop_replication_slots
-    conn = ConnectionHelper.source_database_connection
-    # replication_slots are visible from all databases in the cluster so we need to specify only the slots from the source database.
-    conn.async_exec("SELECT slot_name::TEXT FROM pg_replication_slots WHERE slot_type = 'logical' AND NOT active AND database = current_database()").values.flatten.each do |slot|
-      conn.async_exec("SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('#{slot}')")
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.with_clean_environment
-    yield
-  ensure
-    drop_subscriptions
-    drop_publications
-    drop_replication_slots
-  end
-end
+Dir[File.join(__dir__, "support/**/*.rb")].each { |f| require f }
diff --git a/spec/support/connection_helper.rb b/spec/support/connection_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcb1e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/connection_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+module ConnectionHelper
+  def self.connection_for(dbname)
+    require "pg"
+
+    options = {
+      :host     => ENV["POSTGRESQL_HOST"],
+      :user     => ENV["POSTGRESQL_USER"],
+      :password => ENV["POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD"],
+      :dbname   => dbname
+    }.compact
+
+    PG::Connection.new(options)
+  end
+
+  def self.source_database_connection
+    @source_database_connection ||= connection_for("logical_test").tap do |c|
+      c.set_notice_receiver { |r| nil }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.target_database_connection
+    @target_database_connection ||= connection_for("logical_test_target").tap do |c|
+      c.set_notice_receiver { |r| nil }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.with_each_connection
+    [source_database_connection, target_database_connection].each do |conn|
+      yield conn
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/database_helper.rb b/spec/support/database_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62bb59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/database_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+require_relative "connection_helper"
+
+module DatabaseHelper
+  def self.tables
+    %w(table1 table2 table3 table4)
+  end
+
+  def self.create_tables
+    ConnectionHelper.with_each_connection do |conn|
+      tables.each do |t|
+        conn.async_exec(<<-SQL)
+          CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS #{t} (
+            id   SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+            data VARCHAR(50)
+          )
+        SQL
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.drop_tables
+    ConnectionHelper.with_each_connection do |conn|
+      tables.each { |t| conn.async_exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{t}") }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.drop_subscriptions
+    conn = ConnectionHelper.target_database_connection
+    # Subscriptions are visible from all databases in the cluster so we need to specify only the subs from the target database.
+    conn.async_exec("SELECT subname::TEXT FROM pg_subscription AS sub JOIN pg_database ON sub.subdbid = pg_database.oid WHERE pg_database.datname = current_database()").values.flatten.each do |s|
+      conn.async_exec("ALTER subscription #{s} DISABLE")
+      conn.async_exec("ALTER subscription #{s} SET (slot_name = NONE)")
+      conn.async_exec("DROP SUBSCRIPTION #{s}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.drop_publications
+    conn = ConnectionHelper.source_database_connection
+    conn.async_exec("SELECT pubname::TEXT from pg_publication").values.flatten.each do |p|
+      conn.async_exec("DROP PUBLICATION #{p}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.drop_replication_slots
+    conn = ConnectionHelper.source_database_connection
+    # replication_slots are visible from all databases in the cluster so we need to specify only the slots from the source database.
+    conn.async_exec("SELECT slot_name::TEXT FROM pg_replication_slots WHERE slot_type = 'logical' AND NOT active AND database = current_database()").values.flatten.each do |slot|
+      conn.async_exec("SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('#{slot}')")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.with_clean_environment
+    yield
+  ensure
+    drop_subscriptions
+    drop_publications
+    drop_replication_slots
+  end
+end