diff --git a/pkg/database/sql/main_test.go b/pkg/database/sql/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c373740d66ac05e765ab5a4bb0e51ae9df8928e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/database/sql/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//go:build integration
+
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/logger"
+)
+
+var (
+	ctx context.Context
+)
+
+func setup(t *testing.T) (*gorm.DB, func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ctx = context.Background()
+
+	file, err := os.CreateTemp("", "img_user_*.db")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error creating tmp error: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(file.Name()), &gorm.Config{
+		Logger: logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Info),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error openning db, error %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = Migrate(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error migrating db, error %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return db, func() {
+		//nolint:errcheck
+		os.Remove(file.Name())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/database/sql/settings_test.go b/pkg/database/sql/settings_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1c859dd0c89980f9349c863388488b75339b69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/database/sql/settings_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//go:build integration
+
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.sr.ht/~gabrielgio/img/pkg/database/repository"
+	"git.sr.ht/~gabrielgio/img/pkg/testkit"
+)
+
+func TestSaveLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	db, tearDown := setup(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+
+	settingsRepository := NewSettingsRespository(db)
+
+	// testing saving once
+	want := &repository.Settings{
+		ShowMode:  true,
+		ShowOwner: true,
+	}
+
+	err := settingsRepository.Save(ctx, want)
+	testkit.TestFatalError(t, "Save", err)
+
+	got, err := settingsRepository.Load(ctx)
+	testkit.TestFatalError(t, "Save", err)
+	testkit.TestValue(t, "Save", want, got)
+
+	// testing saving a second time
+	want = &repository.Settings{
+		ShowMode:  false,
+		ShowOwner: false,
+	}
+
+	err = settingsRepository.Save(ctx, want)
+	testkit.TestFatalError(t, "Save", err)
+
+	got, err = settingsRepository.Load(ctx)
+	testkit.TestFatalError(t, "Save", err)
+	testkit.TestValue(t, "Save", want, got)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/database/sql/user_test.go b/pkg/database/sql/user_test.go
index 01f6729bc00c576b97cc6bdf2fa45154e0b4eab8..db436767045e01cc9b20d03e3bee2576e01c6707 100644
--- a/pkg/database/sql/user_test.go
+++ b/pkg/database/sql/user_test.go
@@ -4,42 +4,12 @@ package sql
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
-	"gorm.io/gorm/logger"
 
 	"git.sr.ht/~gabrielgio/img/pkg/database/repository"
 )
-
-func setup(t *testing.T) (*gorm.DB, func()) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	file, err := os.CreateTemp("", "img_user_*.db")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error creating tmp error: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(file.Name()), &gorm.Config{
-		Logger: logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Info),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error openning db, error %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	err = Migrate(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error migrating db, error %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return db, func() {
-		//nolint:errcheck
-		os.Remove(file.Name())
-	}
-}
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()