diff --git a/batch.go b/batch.go
index d96ae25..f90f52a 100644
--- a/batch.go
+++ b/batch.go
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ func (b *Batch) Put(key []byte, value []byte) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = b.tx.Exec(putPgStr, mhKey, value)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err = b.tx.Exec(putPgStr, mhKey, value); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	b.size += len(value)
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ func (b *Batch) Replay(w ethdb.KeyValueWriter) error {
 
 // Reset satisfies the ethdb.Batch interface
 // Reset resets the batch for reuse
+// This should be called after every write
 func (b *Batch) Reset() {
 	var err error
 	b.tx, err = b.db.Beginx()
diff --git a/batch_test.go b/batch_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..433b241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2019 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package ipfsethdb_test
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/vulcanize/pg-ipfs-ethdb"
+)
+
+var (
+	batch         ethdb.Batch
+	testHeader2   = types.Header{Number: big.NewInt(2)}
+	testValue2, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(testHeader2)
+	testEthKey2   = testHeader2.Hash().Bytes()
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Batch", func() {
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		db, err = ipfsethdb.TestDB()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		database = ipfsethdb.NewDatabase(db)
+		batch = database.NewBatch()
+	})
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		err = ipfsethdb.ResetTestDB(db)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	Describe("Put/Write", func() {
+		It("adds the key-value pair to the batch", func() {
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey2)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey2, testValue2)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Write()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			val, err := database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(testValue))
+			val2, err := database.Get(testEthKey2)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(val2).To(Equal(testValue2))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("Delete/Reset/Write", func() {
+		It("deletes the key-value pair in the batch", func() {
+			_, err = db.Exec("INSERT into public.blocks (key, data) VALUES ($1, $2)", testMhKey, testValue)
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey2, testValue2)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Write()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			batch.Reset()
+			err = batch.Delete(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Delete(testEthKey2)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Write()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey2)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("ValueSize/Reset", func() {
+		It("returns the size of data in the batch queued for write", func() {
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Put(testEthKey2, testValue2)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err = batch.Write()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			size := batch.ValueSize()
+			Expect(size).To(Equal(len(testValue) + len(testValue2)))
+
+			batch.Reset()
+			size = batch.ValueSize()
+			Expect(size).To(Equal(0))
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/database_test.go b/database_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedcbc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2019 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package ipfsethdb_test
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/vulcanize/pg-ipfs-ethdb"
+)
+
+var (
+	database     ethdb.Database
+	db           *sqlx.DB
+	err          error
+	testHeader   = types.Header{Number: big.NewInt(1337)}
+	testValue, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(testHeader)
+	testEthKey   = testHeader.Hash().Bytes()
+	testMhKey, _ = ipfsethdb.MultihashKeyFromKeccak256(testEthKey)
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Database", func() {
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		db, err = ipfsethdb.TestDB()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		database = ipfsethdb.NewDatabase(db)
+	})
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		err = ipfsethdb.ResetTestDB(db)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	Describe("Has", func() {
+		It("returns false if a key-pair doesn't exist in the db", func() {
+			has, err := database.Has(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(has).ToNot(BeTrue())
+		})
+		It("returns true if a key-pair exists in the db", func() {
+			_, err = db.Exec("INSERT into public.blocks (key, data) VALUES ($1, $2)", testMhKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			has, err := database.Has(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(has).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("Get", func() {
+		It("throws an err if the key-pair doesn't exist in the db", func() {
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+		})
+		It("returns the value associated with the key, if the pair exists", func() {
+			_, err = db.Exec("INSERT into public.blocks (key, data) VALUES ($1, $2)", testMhKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			val, err := database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(testValue))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("Put", func() {
+		It("persists the key-value pair in the database", func() {
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+
+			err = database.Put(testEthKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			val, err := database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(testValue))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("Delete", func() {
+		It("removes the key-value pair from the database", func() {
+			err = database.Put(testEthKey, testValue)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			val, err := database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(testValue))
+
+			err = database.Delete(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			_, err = database.Get(testEthKey)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("sql: no rows in result set"))
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7ce3937..3fd84ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/vulcanize/eth-pg-ipfs-statedb
+module github.com/vulcanize/pg-ipfs-ethdb
 
 go 1.13
 
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore v1.0.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v1.0.0
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.2.0
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.0.13
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 63c9050..0e4b1b0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
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@@ -103,6 +120,7 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORN
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@@ -160,10 +180,13 @@ github.com/rs/xhandler v0.0.0-20160618193221-ed27b6fd6521/go.mod h1:RvLn4FgxWubr
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@@ -178,6 +201,7 @@ github.com/whyrusleeping/go-logging v0.0.0-20170515211332-0457bb6b88fc/go.mod h1
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@@ -185,6 +209,9 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73r
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@@ -194,9 +221,12 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
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@@ -206,11 +236,16 @@ gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLks
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diff --git a/iterator.go b/iterator.go
index 1e325b2..3336eeb 100644
--- a/iterator.go
+++ b/iterator.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func NewIterator(start, prefix []byte, db *sqlx.DB) ethdb.Iterator {
 // Next moves the iterator to the next key/value pair
 // It returns whether the iterator is exhausted
 func (i *Iterator) Next() bool {
+	// this is complicated by the ipfs db keys not being the keccak256 hashes
+	// go-ethereum usage of this method expects the iteration to occur over keccak256 keys
 	panic("implement me: Next")
 }
 
diff --git a/suite_test.go b/suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f019df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2019 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package ipfsethdb_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestIPFSPGIPFSETHDB(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "PG-IPFS ethdb test")
+}
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 758a9ea..834bdce 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ package ipfsethdb
 import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help"
-
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq" //postgres driver
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
 )
 
@@ -32,3 +33,17 @@ func MultihashKeyFromKeccak256(b []byte) (string, error) {
 	dbKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(mh)
 	return blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + dbKey.String(), nil
 }
+
+// TestDB connect to the testing database
+// it assumes the database has the IPFS public.blocks table present
+// DO NOT use a production db for the test db, as it will remove all contents of the public.blocks table
+func TestDB() (*sqlx.DB, error) {
+	connectStr := "postgresql://localhost:5432/vulcanize_testing?sslmode=disable"
+	return sqlx.Connect("postgres", connectStr)
+}
+
+// ResetTestDB drops all rows in the test db public.blocks table
+func ResetTestDB(db *sqlx.DB) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("TRUNCATE public.blocks")
+	return err
+}