diff --git a/flight_analysis.py b/flight_analysis.py
index ec48a55..469e91d 100644
--- a/flight_analysis.py
+++ b/flight_analysis.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
-import json
 import configparser
 
 from src.google_flight_analysis.scrape import Scrape
@@ -22,21 +21,10 @@
 config.read(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config.ini"))
 
 
-def get_routes_from_config():
-    """
-    Returns a list of routes from the config file.
-    """
-    routes = []
-    for route in config["routes"]:
-        routes.append(json.loads(config["routes"][route]))
-
-    return routes
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     # 1. scrape routes
-    routes = get_routes_from_config()
+    routes = utils.get_routes_from_config(config)
     
     # compute number of total scrapes
     n_total_scrapes = sum([x[2] for x in routes])
diff --git a/tests/test_scrape.py b/tests/test_scrape.py
index 7858206..79d24e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_scrape.py
+++ b/tests/test_scrape.py
@@ -1,22 +1,34 @@
 import pytest
 import pandas as pd
-from selenium import webdriver
 import numpy as np
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from src.google_flight_analysis.scrape import *
+from src.google_flight_analysis.scrape import Scrape
+from src.google_flight_analysis.database import Database
 
-test_df = pd.read_csv("./outputs/MUC_JFK_test.csv")
+import private.private as private
+import configparser
 
-def test_dataframe_type():
-    assert isinstance(test_df, pd.DataFrame)
-    
-def test_dataframe_shape():
-    assert np.array_equal(test_df.shape, np.array([241, 16]))
 
-# def test_chromedriver_found():
-#     chrome_driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="/usr/bin/google-chrome")
-#     assert chrome_driver is not None
+def test_database_connection():
+    db = Database(db_host=private.DB_HOST, db_name=private.DB_NAME, db_user=private.DB_USER, db_pw=private.DB_PW, db_table=private.DB_TABLE)
+    try:
+        conn = db.connect_to_postgresql()
+    except ConnectionError as e:
+        assert False, e
+        
+    
+def test_dataset_generation():
+    ten_days_ahead = (datetime.today() + timedelta(5)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    scrape_obj = Scrape("MUC", "FCO", ten_days_ahead)
+    scrape_obj.run_scrape()
+    assert isinstance(scrape_obj.data, pd.DataFrame)
     
-# def test_dataset_generation():
-#     scrape_obj = Scrape("MUC", "FCO", "2023-11-22")
-#     assert isinstance(scrape_obj.data, pd.DataFrame)
+def test_config_file():
+    try:
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        config.read("config.ini")
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert False, e
+        
+    
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diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 7a5daae..63995b9 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import logging
 import logging.config
+import json
 
 # logging
 LOGS_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "logs")
@@ -42,4 +43,15 @@ def setup_logger(logger_name):
     create_logs_folder()
     logging.getLogger('WDM').setLevel(logging.NOTSET) # suppress WDM (Webdrive Manager) logs
     logging.config.dictConfig(LOGGING_CONFIG_DICT)
-    return logging.getLogger(logger_name)
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+    return logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+
+
+def get_routes_from_config(config_obj):
+    """
+    Returns a list of routes from the config file.
+    """
+    routes = []
+    for route in config_obj["routes"]:
+        routes.append(json.loads(config_obj["routes"][route]))
+
+    return routes
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