diff --git a/admin-app/app.go b/admin-app/app.go
index adf65d8..7384895 100644
--- a/admin-app/app.go
+++ b/admin-app/app.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package admin_app
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ type DeletePostRequest struct {
 	Id int `json:"id"`
 }
 
-func getPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
+func getPostHandler(database database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		// localhost:8080/post/{id}
 		var post_binding PostBinding
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func getPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func postPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
+func postPostHandler(database database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		var add_post_request AddPostRequest
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Request.Body)
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func postPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func putPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
+func putPostHandler(database database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		var change_post_request ChangePostRequest
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Request.Body)
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func putPostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func deletePostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
+func deletePostHandler(database database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		var delete_post_request DeletePostRequest
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Request.Body)
@@ -177,21 +176,14 @@ func deletePostHandler(database *database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Run(app_settings common.AppSettings, database database.Database) error {
+func SetupRoutes(app_settings common.AppSettings, database database.Database) *gin.Engine{
 
 	r := gin.Default()
 	r.MaxMultipartMemory = 1
 
-	r.GET("/posts/:id", getPostHandler(&database))
-	r.POST("/posts", postPostHandler(&database))
-	r.PUT("/posts", putPostHandler(&database))
-	r.DELETE("/posts", deletePostHandler(&database))
-
-	err := r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", app_settings.WebserverPort))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Msgf("could not run app: %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	r.GET("/posts/:id", getPostHandler(database))
+	r.POST("/posts", postPostHandler(database))
+	r.PUT("/posts", putPostHandler(database))
+	r.DELETE("/posts", deletePostHandler(database))
+	return r
 }
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 3ddc312..c7aac8b 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 
 const CACHE_TIMEOUT = 20 * time.Second
 
-type Generator = func(*gin.Context, common.AppSettings, *database.Database) ([]byte, error)
+type Generator = func(*gin.Context, common.AppSettings, database.Database) ([]byte, error)
 
-func Run(app_settings common.AppSettings, database *database.Database) error {
+func SetupRoutes(app_settings common.AppSettings, database database.Database) *gin.Engine{
 	r := gin.Default()
 	r.MaxMultipartMemory = 1
 
@@ -31,16 +30,10 @@ func Run(app_settings common.AppSettings, database *database.Database) error {
 	r.POST("/contact-send", makeContactFormHandler())
 
 	r.Static("/static", "./static")
-	err := r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", app_settings.WebserverPort))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Msgf("could not run app: %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return r
 }
 
-func addCachableHandler(e *gin.Engine, method string, endpoint string, generator Generator, cache *Cache, app_settings common.AppSettings, db *database.Database) {
+func addCachableHandler(e *gin.Engine, method string, endpoint string, generator Generator, cache *Cache, app_settings common.AppSettings, db database.Database) {
 
 	handler := func(c *gin.Context) {
 		// if the endpoint is cached
@@ -79,9 +72,9 @@ func addCachableHandler(e *gin.Engine, method string, endpoint string, generator
 	}
 }
 
-// / This function will act as the handler for
-// / the home page
-func homeHandler(c *gin.Context, settings common.AppSettings, db *database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
+/// This function will act as the handler for
+/// the home page
+func homeHandler(c *gin.Context, settings common.AppSettings, db database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
 	posts, err := db.GetPosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/app/contact.go b/app/contact.go
index 7b85b63..a9cbfc5 100644
--- a/app/contact.go
+++ b/app/contact.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func makeContactFormHandler() func(*gin.Context) {
 }
 
 // TODO : This is a duplicate of the index handler... abstract
-func contactHandler(c *gin.Context, app_settings common.AppSettings, db *database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
+func contactHandler(c *gin.Context, app_settings common.AppSettings, db database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
 	index_view := views.MakeContactPage()
 	html_buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	if err := index_view.Render(c, html_buffer); err != nil {
diff --git a/app/post.go b/app/post.go
index 433c307..7eb6eef 100644
--- a/app/post.go
+++ b/app/post.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func mdToHTML(md []byte) []byte {
 	return markdown.Render(doc, renderer)
 }
 
-func postHandler(c *gin.Context, app_settings common.AppSettings, database *database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
+func postHandler(c *gin.Context, app_settings common.AppSettings, database database.Database) ([]byte, error) {
 	// localhost:8080/post/{id}
 
 	var post_binding PostBinding
diff --git a/cmd/urchin-admin/main.go b/cmd/urchin-admin/main.go
index b51c94e..ccdaef1 100644
--- a/cmd/urchin-admin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/urchin-admin/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	admin_app "github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/admin-app"
 	"github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/common"
@@ -30,8 +32,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal().Msgf("could not create database: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = admin_app.Run(app_settings, database)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal().Msgf("could not run app: %v", err)
-	}
+	r := admin_app.SetupRoutes(app_settings, database)
+	r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", app_settings.WebserverPort))
 }
diff --git a/cmd/urchin/index_test.go b/cmd/urchin/index_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6826a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/urchin/index_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/app"
+	"github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/common"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type DatabaseMock struct {}
+
+func (db DatabaseMock) GetPosts() ([]common.Post, error) {
+	return []common.Post{
+		{
+			Title: "TestPost",
+			Content: "TestContent",
+			Excerpt: "TestExcerpt",
+			Id: 0,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (db DatabaseMock) GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error) {
+	return common.Post{}, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (db DatabaseMock) AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string)  (int, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (db DatabaseMock) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (db DatabaseMock) DeletePost(id int) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func TestIndexPing(t *testing.T) {
+	app_settings := common.AppSettings{
+		DatabaseAddress: "localhost",
+		DatabasePort: 3006,
+		DatabaseUser: "root",
+		DatabasePassword: "root",
+		DatabaseName: "urchin",
+		WebserverPort: 8080,
+	}
+	
+	database_mock := DatabaseMock{}
+
+	r := app.SetupRoutes(app_settings, database_mock)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 200, w.Code)
+	assert.Contains(t, w.Body.String(), "TestPost")
+	assert.Contains(t, w.Body.String(), "TestExcerpt")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/urchin/main.go b/cmd/urchin/main.go
index 5335563..fe0ef9d 100644
--- a/cmd/urchin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/urchin/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/app"
 	"github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin/common"
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Error().Msgf("could not create database connection: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = app.Run(app_settings, &db_connection); err != nil {
-		log.Error().Msgf("could not run app: %v", err)
-	}
+	r := app.SetupRoutes(app_settings, db_connection)
+	r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", app_settings.WebserverPort))
 }
diff --git a/common/app_settings.go b/common/app_settings.go
index 4f2b767..20adc6f 100644
--- a/common/app_settings.go
+++ b/common/app_settings.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ type AppSettings struct {
 	DatabasePort     int
 	DatabaseUser     string
 	DatabasePassword string
-	DatabaseName     string
-	WebserverPort    string
+	DatabaseName string
+	WebserverPort int
 }
 
 func LoadSettings() (AppSettings, error) {
@@ -47,11 +47,16 @@ func LoadSettings() (AppSettings, error) {
 		return AppSettings{}, fmt.Errorf("URCHIN_DATABASE_PORT is not a valid integer: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	webserver_port := os.Getenv("URCHIN_WEBSERVER_PORT")
-	if webserver_port == "" {
+	webserver_port_str := os.Getenv("URCHIN_WEBSERVER_PORT")
+	if webserver_port_str == "" {
 		return AppSettings{}, fmt.Errorf("URCHIN_WEBSERVER_PORT is not defined")
 	}
 
+	webserver_port, err :=  strconv.Atoi(webserver_port_str)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AppSettings{}, fmt.Errorf("URCHIN_WEBSERVER_PORT is not valid: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return AppSettings{
 		DatabaseUser:     database_user,
 		DatabasePassword: database_password,
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index 7edf72d..d6a6a3a 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
-type Database struct {
+type Database interface {
+	GetPosts() ([]common.Post, error)
+	GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error)
+	AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string)  (int, error)
+	ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content string) error
+	DeletePost(id int) error
+}
+
+type SqlDatabase struct {
 	Address    string
 	Port       int
 	User       string
@@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ type Database struct {
 
 // / This function gets all the posts from the current
 // / database connection.
-func (db Database) GetPosts() ([]common.Post, error) {
+func (db SqlDatabase) GetPosts() ([]common.Post, error) {
 	rows, err := db.Connection.Query("SELECT title, excerpt, id FROM posts;")
 	if err != nil {
 		return make([]common.Post, 0), err
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ func (db Database) GetPosts() ([]common.Post, error) {
 
 // / This function gets a post from the database
 // / with the given ID.
-func (db *Database) GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error) {
+func (db SqlDatabase) GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error) {
 	rows, err := db.Connection.Query("SELECT title, content FROM posts WHERE id=?;", post_id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Post{}, err
@@ -56,8 +64,8 @@ func (db *Database) GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error) {
 	return post, nil
 }
 
-// / This function adds a post to the database
-func (db *Database) AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string) (int, error) {
+/// This function adds a post to the database
+func (db SqlDatabase) AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string)  (int, error) {
 	res, err := db.Connection.Exec("INSERT INTO posts(content, title, excerpt) VALUES(?, ?, ?)", content, title, excerpt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
@@ -75,10 +83,10 @@ func (db *Database) AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string) (int,
 	return int(id), nil
 }
 
-// / This function changes a post based on the values
-// / provided. Note that empty strings will mean that
-// / the value will not be updated.
-func (db *Database) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content string) error {
+/// This function changes a post based on the values
+/// provided. Note that empty strings will mean that
+/// the value will not be updated.
+func (db SqlDatabase) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content string) error {
 	tx, err := db.Connection.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -115,10 +123,10 @@ func (db *Database) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content str
 	return nil
 }
 
-// / This function changes a post based on the values
-// / provided. Note that empty strings will mean that
-// / the value will not be updated.
-func (db *Database) DeletePost(id int) error {
+/// This function changes a post based on the values
+/// provided. Note that empty strings will mean that
+/// the value will not be updated.
+func (db SqlDatabase) DeletePost(id int) error {
 	if _, err := db.Connection.Exec("DELETE FROM posts WHERE id=?;", id); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -126,20 +134,20 @@ func (db *Database) DeletePost(id int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func MakeSqlConnection(user string, password string, address string, port int, database string) (Database, error) {
+func MakeSqlConnection(user string, password string, address string, port int, database string) (SqlDatabase, error) {
 	/// Checking the DB connection
 	/// TODO : let user specify the DB
 	connection_str := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%d)/%s", user, password, address, port, database)
 	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", connection_str)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Database{}, err
+		return SqlDatabase{}, err
 	}
 	// See "Important settings" section.
 	db.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Second * 5)
 	db.SetMaxOpenConns(10)
 	db.SetMaxIdleConns(10)
 
-	return Database{
+	return SqlDatabase{
 		Address:    address,
 		Port:       port,
 		User:       user,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ad8dd5..b2af3bf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/matheusgomes28/urchin
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.22.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/a-h/templ v0.2.543
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
 	github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20231222211730-1d6d20845b47
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/zutto/shardedmap v0.0.0-20180201164343-415202d0910e
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/chenzhuoyu/base64x v0.0.0-20221115062448-fe3a3abad311 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 04e3ac7..6c5e826 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 h1:SU5vSMR7hnwNxj24w34ZyCi/FmDZTkS4MhqMhdFk5YI=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1/go.mod h1:a1lVb/DtPvCB8fslRZhAngC2+aY1QWCk3Cedj/Gdt08=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 h1:BMaWp1Bb6fHwEtbplGBGJ498wD+LKlNSl25MjdZY4dU=