diff --git a/server/http/base_test.go b/server/http/base_test.go
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+++ b/server/http/base_test.go
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+package http
+
+import (
+	"github.com/siddontang/ledisdb/ledis"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var once sync.Once
+var ldb *ledis.Ledis
+
+func getTestDB() *ledis.DB {
+	f := func() {
+		var err error
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/tmp/test_http_api_db"); err == nil {
+			if err := os.RemoveAll("/tmp/test_http_api_db"); err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+		} else if err != os.ErrNotExist {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		var cfg ledis.Config
+		cfg.DataDir = "/tmp/test_http_api_db"
+		cfg.DataDB.BlockSize = 32768
+		cfg.DataDB.WriteBufferSize = 20971520
+		cfg.DataDB.CacheSize = 20971520
+		cfg.DataDB.Compression = true
+
+		ldb, err = ledis.Open(&cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	once.Do(f)
+	db, err := ldb.Select(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return db
+}