diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index 375f371..808987c 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const ERROR_MIDDLEWARE = config.ERROR_MIDDLEWARE;
  * Initialization
  */
 require('./init/error-handling');
-require('./init/db');
+require('./init/db')();
 require('./init/jwt');
 require('./init/auth');
 require('./init/i18n');
diff --git a/app/init/db.js b/app/init/db.js
index 077cbdd..90b87dd 100644
--- a/app/init/db.js
+++ b/app/init/db.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const config = require('../config');
 mongoose.Promise = require('bluebird');
 mongoose.plugin(require('meanie-mongoose-to-json'));
 mongoose.plugin(require('meanie-mongoose-set-properties'));
-mongoose.set('debug', config.DB_DEBUG);
 
 /**
  * Helper to check if an ID is an object ID
@@ -24,33 +23,45 @@ mongoose.isObjectId = function(id) {
   return (id instanceof mongoose.Types.ObjectId);
 };
 
-//Connect to database
-console.log('Connecting to database', chalk.magenta(config.DB_URI), '...');
-mongoose.connect(config.DB_URI, {
-  user: config.DB_USER,
-  pass: config.DB_PASS,
-  debug: config.DB_DEBUG,
-  config: {
+/**
+ * Wrapper to enable overriding of configuration options
+ */
+module.exports = function(options) {
+
+  //Extend main config options
+  const cfg = Object.assign({}, {
+    uri: config.DB_URI,
+    user: config.DB_USER,
+    pass: config.DB_PASS,
+    debug: config.DB_DEBUG,
     autoIndex: config.DB_AUTO_INDEX,
-  },
-});
-
-//Handle connection events
-mongoose.connection.on('error', error => {
-  console.log(chalk.red('Database error:'));
-  console.log(chalk.red(error.stack || error));
-  process.exit(-1);
-});
-mongoose.connection.on('connected', () => {
-  console.log(
-    chalk.green('Database connected @'),
-    chalk.magenta(config.DB_URI)
-  );
-});
-
-//Load models
-console.log('Loading model files...');
-glob.sync('./app/**/*.model.js').forEach(modelPath => {
-  console.log(chalk.grey(' - %s'), modelPath.replace('./app/', ''));
-  require(path.resolve(modelPath));
-});
+  }, options || {});
+
+  //Connect to database
+  console.log('Connecting to database', chalk.magenta(cfg.uri), '...');
+  mongoose.set('debug', cfg.debug);
+  mongoose.connect(cfg.uri, {
+    user: cfg.user,
+    pass: cfg.pass,
+    config: {
+      autoIndex: cfg.autoIndex,
+    },
+  });
+
+  //Handle connection events
+  mongoose.connection.on('error', error => {
+    console.log(chalk.red('Database error:'));
+    console.log(chalk.red(error.stack || error));
+    process.exit(-1);
+  });
+  mongoose.connection.on('connected', () => {
+    console.log(chalk.green('Database connected @'), chalk.magenta(cfg.uri));
+  });
+
+  //Load models
+  console.log('Loading model files...');
+  glob.sync('./app/**/*.model.js').forEach(modelPath => {
+    console.log(chalk.grey(' - %s'), modelPath.replace('./app/', ''));
+    require(path.resolve(modelPath));
+  });
+};
diff --git a/scripts/migrate.js b/scripts/migrate.js
index 6133f76..29aa512 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate.js
+++ b/scripts/migrate.js
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ if (scripts.length === 0) {
 }
 
 //Initialize database
-require('../app/init/db');
-mongoose.set('debug', (typeof argv.debug !== 'undefined'));
+require('../app/init/db')({
+  debug: (typeof argv.debug !== 'undefined'),
+  autoIndex: false,
+});
 
 //Run when DB connected
 mongoose.connection.on('connected', () => {
diff --git a/scripts/task.js b/scripts/task.js
index 5208b8b..01775e4 100644
--- a/scripts/task.js
+++ b/scripts/task.js
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ if (scripts.length === 0) {
 }
 
 //Initialize database
-require('../app/init/db');
-mongoose.set('debug', (typeof argv.debug !== 'undefined'));
+require('../app/init/db')({
+  debug: (typeof argv.debug !== 'undefined'),
+  autoIndex: false,
+});
 
 //Run when DB connected
 mongoose.connection.on('connected', () => {