diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52ac061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+PORT=3000
+DB_USER=your_db_user
+DB_HOST=your_db_host
+DB_DATABASE=your_db_name
+DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password
+DB_PORT=your_db_port
+JWT_SECRET=798ea961741292c2ae495590e8512d25fc1d7256c30c38d9a2087df00051eaac
+JWT_EXPIRATION_TIME=86400
+EMAIL_USER=your_email@gmail.com
+EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password
+
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://bookdb_owner:FDXS5CHc1sRa@ep-dry-feather-a5ut8si2.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/testdb?sslmode=require
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/db.js b/config/db.js
index d2dce4e..648c017 100644
--- a/config/db.js
+++ b/config/db.js
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 const { Pool } = require('pg');
 
 const pool = new Pool({
-  user: process.env.DB_USER,
+  /*user: process.env.DB_USER,
   host: process.env.DB_HOST,
   database: process.env.DB_DATABASE,
   password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-  port: process.env.DB_PORT,
+  port: process.env.DB_PORT,*/
+  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+});
+
+pool.on('connect', () => {
+  console.log('Connected to the database.');
+});
+
+pool.on('error', (err) => {
+  console.error('Database connection error:', err);
 });
 
 module.exports = pool;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8c4e99..e237df2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
         ]
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "test": "DEBUG=module:* nyc mocha --require @babel/register",
-        "start": "node src/index.js",
-        "dev": "nodemon src/index.js"
+        "test": "NODE_ENV=test DEBUG=module:* nyc mocha --require @babel/register",
+        "start": "node index.js",
+        "dev": "nodemon index.js"
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/userRoutes.test.mjs b/test/userRoutes.test.mjs
index baec631..f5b3513 100644
--- a/test/userRoutes.test.mjs
+++ b/test/userRoutes.test.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import chaiHttp from 'chai-http';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import app from '../index.js';
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 chai.use(chaiHttp);
 const { expect } = chai;
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ const { expect } = chai;
 describe('User API', () => {
   let token; // Store the authentication token
   let server;
-/*
+
   // Start server before tests and login to get token
   before(async () => {
     // Start the app server
@@ -75,15 +79,17 @@ describe('User API', () => {
     });
   });  
 
-  describe('POST /users', () => {
+  /*describe('POST /users', () => {
     it('should create a new user with valid data and token', async () => {
+      const filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/sample-profile-pic.jpg');
+
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/users')
         .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
         .field('name', 'John Doe')
         .field('email', 'john.doe@example.com')
         .field('password', 'password123')
-        .attach('picture', 'test/fixtures/sample-profile-pic.jpg'); // Attach a file
+        .attach('picture', filePath); // Attach a file
   
       expect(res.status).to.equal(201);
       expect(res.body).to.have.property('message', 'User added');
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ describe('User API', () => {
       expect(res.status).to.equal(401);
       expect(res.body).to.have.property('error', 'Unauthorized');
     });
-  });  
+  });  */
 
   describe('PUT /users/:id', () => {
     it('should update a user with valid data', async () => {
@@ -202,7 +208,6 @@ describe('User API', () => {
       expect(res.body).to.have.property('error', 'Unauthorized');
     });
   });
-  */
   
   // Close the server after tests
   after(async () => {