diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index d6f263fdb6..5e6813f00a 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
     config.homepage.posts = 4;
 
     config.database = {
+        testing: {
+            client: 'sqlite3',
+            connection: {
+                filename: './core/shared/data/tests.db'
+            }
+        },
+
         development: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
diff --git a/core/test/ghost/test-api.js b/core/test/ghost/test-api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94df16fb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/ghost/test-api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*global require, module */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    // Use 'testing' Ghost config
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'testing';
+
+    var fs       = require('fs'),
+        path     = require('path'),
+        _        = require('underscore'),
+        assert   = require('assert'),
+        delay    = require('when/delay'),
+        config   = require('../../../config'),
+        fixtures = require('../../shared/data/fixtures/001'),
+        api;
+
+    function fail (err) {
+        process.nextTick(function(){
+            assert.ifError(err);
+        });
+    }
+
+    module.exports = {
+        setUp: function (done) {
+            // Clear database
+            var dbpath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../', config.database.testing.connection.filename);
+            fs.unlink(dbpath, function(){
+                // There is currently no way to tell when Ghost is loaded. api instantiates it's own `Ghost`
+                // which will run migrations without making the promise externally accessible
+                api = require('../../shared/api');
+                // So we just sit for a while :/
+                setTimeout(done, 3000);
+            });
+        },
+
+        'settings:browse': function (test) {
+            test.expect(1);
+            api.settings.browse().then(function (settings) {
+                settings = _.map(settings.toJSON(), function (item) {
+                    return _.omit(item, 'id', 'updated_at', 'created_at')
+                });
+                test.deepEqual(settings, fixtures.settings);
+                test.done();
+            }).then(null, fail);
+        },
+
+        // 'settings:read': function (test) {
+        //     api.settings.read('title', function (setting) {
+        //         console.log(setting);
+        //         test.done();
+        //     }).then(null, fail);
+        // },
+
+        // 'settings:edit': function (test) {
+        //     test.expect(2);
+        //     api.settings.edit('title', "Jenna O'Neil").then(function (title) {
+        //         title = title.toJSON();
+        //         console.log('got title')
+        //         test.equal(title.key, 'title');
+        //         test.equal(title.value, "Jenna O'Neil");
+        //         test.done();
+        //     }).then(null, fail);
+        // }
+    };
+
+}());
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