diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 66886b2..0852b84 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test:backend:
   script:
     - go mod tidy
     - cd common
-    - go test
+    - go test -v -args -dbhost=/var/lib/postgresql
   dependencies:
     - build:backend
 
diff --git a/common/database.go b/common/database.go
index faa2e70..b6def16 100644
--- a/common/database.go
+++ b/common/database.go
@@ -5,14 +5,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
 	_ "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/dialects/postgres"
 	"log"
+	"flag"
 )
 
-const (
-	DB_NAME    = "villasdb"
-	DB_DUMMY   = "testvillasdb"
-	DB_HOST    = "/tmp"
-	DB_SSLMODE = "disable" // TODO: change that for production
-)
+var DB_HOST string
+var DB_NAME string
+var DB_DUMMY string
+var DB_SSLMODE string
+
+
+
+// Initialize input command line flags
+func init() {
+	flag.StringVar(&DB_HOST, "dbhost", "/tmp", "Host of the PostgreSQL database (default is /tmp)")
+	flag.StringVar(&DB_NAME, "dbname", "villasdb", "Name of the database to use (default is villasdb)")
+	flag.StringVar(&DB_DUMMY, "dbdummy", "testvillasdb", "Name of the test database to use (default is testvillasdb)")
+	flag.StringVar(&DB_SSLMODE, "dbsslmode", "disable", "SSL mode of DB (default is disable)") // TODO: change default for production
+	flag.Parse()
+	fmt.Println("DB_HOST has value ", DB_HOST)
+	fmt.Println("DB_NAME has value ", DB_NAME)
+	fmt.Println("DB_DUMMY has value ", DB_DUMMY)
+	fmt.Println("DB_SSLMODE has value ", DB_SSLMODE)
+}
 
 // Initialize connection to the database
 func InitDB() *gorm.DB {