diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 564a56f3..cb8d7040 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 language: python
 python:
   - '3.7.3'
-  - "nightly"
+env:
+  dbParameters='user=testuser password=password123 host=localhost port=5432 dbname=testdb'
 install: 
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - pip install coveralls
@@ -9,15 +10,13 @@ services:
   - postgresql
 
 before_script:
-  - psql -c "CREATE DATABASE test_nbox;" -U postgres
-  - psql -c "CREATE USER antoo WITH PASSWORD 'antoo123';" -U postgres
-  - psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE test_nbox to antoo;" -U postgres
+  - psql -c "CREATE DATABASE testdb;" -U postgres
+  - psql -c "CREATE USER testuser WITH PASSWORD 'password123';" -U postgres
+  - psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE testdb to testuser;" -U postgres
   
 script: 
   - "python -m pytest tests/"
   - "python -m pytest --cov tests/"
   
 after_success:
-  - coveralls
-  
-cache: pip
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+  - coveralls
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diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 1606cce6..e6aaaf61 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ class Postgres(ABC):
     def connect(self,database_url):
         pass
 
-    # @abstractmethod
+   # @abstractmethod
     def session(self,):
         autocommit = True
         pass
 
-    # @abstractmethod
+    #@abstractmethod
     def create_database(self):
         pass
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def create_database(self):
     def status(self):
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    # @abstractmethod
     def cursor(self):
         pass
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def cursor(self):
     def select_table(self,query):
         pass
 
-    # @abstractmethod
+    @abstractmethod
     def create_table(self,query):
         pass
 
diff --git a/db_config.py b/db_config.py
index 41972a8f..dc1b99b4 100644
--- a/db_config.py
+++ b/db_config.py
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import os
 
-import psycopg2 as p
+import psycopg2
 
 from database import Postgres
 
-DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('DATABASE_URL')
+dbParameters = os.getenv('dbParameters')
 
 class PostgresConfig(Postgres):
 
-    
-    def connect(self,database_url):
+    def __init__(self):
+        #initializes the Postgresdb class
+        self.connection = None
+        self.cursordb = None
+
+    def connect(self):
         '''Create a connection to a PostgreSQL database instance.
         
         Args:
@@ -24,29 +28,25 @@ def connect(self,database_url):
         '''
         
         try:
+            self.connection = psycopg2.connect(dbParameters)
+            self.cursordb = self.connection.cursor()
+            return 'connection successful'
 
-            connection = p.connect(database_url)
-            return connection
-
-        except:
-
-            return 'failed to connect to database.'
+        except (Exception, psycopg2.Error) as error :    
+            return error
       
-    def cursor(self):
-        '''Create a cursor object which allows us to execute PostgreSQL command
-           through Python source code.
-           Cursors created from the same connection are not isolated, i.e., any changes
-           done to the database by a cursor are immediately visible by the other cursors.
-        
+    def create_table(self,query):
+        '''creates a table
+        Args:
+            query(str):sql query to be executed
         Returns:
-            Object:cursor object.
+             db created if successful
+             an error if unsuccessful
         '''
-
-        connection = self.connect(DATABASE_URL)
-        cursor = connection.cursor()
-        return cursor
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    db = PostgresConfig()
-    print(db.connect(DATABASE_URL))
+        try:
+         self.cursordb.execute(query)
+         self.connection.commit()
+         return 'table created'
+        except (Exception, psycopg2.Error) as error :    
+            return error
+         
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diff --git a/tests/integration/test_postgres.py b/tests/integration/test_postgres.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5168dec0..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/test_postgres.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from unittest import TestCase
-
-from db_config import PostgresConfig
-
-
-TEST_DATABASE_URL       = os.getenv('TEST_DATABASE_URL')
-WRONG_TEST_DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('WRONG_TEST_DATABASE_URL')
-
-
-class PostgresTestCase(TestCase):
-    
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.postgres = PostgresConfig()
-       
-    
-    def test_make_good_connection(self):
-        print(TEST_DATABASE_URL)
-        self.assertNotEqual(self.postgres.connect(TEST_DATABASE_URL),
-                            'failed to connect to database.')
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_table.py b/tests/integration/test_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65d145a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+from unittest import TestCase
+from db_config import PostgresConfig
+
+
+class PostgresTestCase(TestCase):
+         
+    def test_table(self):
+        query ='''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS TESTTABLE 
+                  (testvalue int,
+                   anothervalue int)
+                   '''
+        db = PostgresConfig()
+        db.connect()
+        a = db.create_table(query)
+        self.assertEqual(a,"table created")