diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d971753..1963aa9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2163,6 +2163,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartunique/-/smartunique-3.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-f+c3s2WzzjASoRHyYTLU0kHDVWREg4sZVdi5L42bTA3CTUWNrcGUC62h4wP4U4BiPl3bopTr3LPhClZHJ738oA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/shortid": "0.0.29",
         "@types/uuid": "^7.0.0",
@@ -2627,7 +2628,8 @@
     "@types/shortid": {
       "version": "0.0.29",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fshortid/-/shortid-0.0.29.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-gJPuBBam4r8qpjOBCRFLP7/6Dps="
+      "integrity": "sha1-gJPuBBam4r8qpjOBCRFLP7/6Dps=",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "@types/through2": {
       "version": "2.0.34",
@@ -2664,7 +2666,8 @@
     "@types/uuid": {
       "version": "7.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fuuid/-/uuid-7.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WGZCqBZZ0mXN2RxvLHL6/7RCu+OWs28jgQMP04LWfpyJlQUMTR6YU9CNJAKDgbw+EV/u687INXuLUc7FuML/4g=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-WGZCqBZZ0mXN2RxvLHL6/7RCu+OWs28jgQMP04LWfpyJlQUMTR6YU9CNJAKDgbw+EV/u687INXuLUc7FuML/4g==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "@types/which": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
@@ -8071,7 +8074,8 @@
     "nanoid": {
       "version": "2.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-s/snB+WGm6uwi0WjsZdaVcuf3KJXlfGl2LcxgwkEwJF0D/BWzVWAZW/XY4bFaiR7s0Jk3FPvlnepg1H1b1UwlA=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-s/snB+WGm6uwi0WjsZdaVcuf3KJXlfGl2LcxgwkEwJF0D/BWzVWAZW/XY4bFaiR7s0Jk3FPvlnepg1H1b1UwlA==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "nanomatch": {
       "version": "1.2.13",
@@ -10141,6 +10145,7 @@
       "version": "2.2.15",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.15.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-5EaCy2mx2Jgc/Fdn9uuDuNIIfWBpzY4XIlhoqtXF6qsf+/+SGZ+FxDdX/ZsMZiWupIWNqAEmiNY4RC+LSmCeOw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "nanoid": "^2.1.0"
       }
@@ -11268,7 +11273,8 @@
     "uuid": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "v8-compile-cache": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8af0ea6..a636edc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.36",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
     "@pushrocks/smartstring": "^3.0.18",
-    "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.3",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.159",
     "@types/mongodb": "^3.5.26",
     "lodash": "^4.17.20",
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@
     "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.25",
     "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.44",
     "@pushrocks/qenv": "^4.0.10",
+    "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.3",
     "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.9",
     "@types/mongodb-memory-server": "^2.3.0",
     "@types/node": "^14.6.0",
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index abd78b7..7bd6834 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ const testQenv = new Qenv(process.cwd(), process.cwd() + '/.nogit/');
 
 // the tested module
 import * as smartdata from '../ts/index';
-import { smartstring } from '../ts/smartdata.plugins';
-import * as smartunique from '@pushrocks/smartunique';
 
 import * as mongoPlugin from 'mongodb-memory-server';
+import { smartunique } from '../ts/smartdata.plugins';
 
 // =======================================
 // Connecting to the database server
@@ -18,8 +17,9 @@ let testDb: smartdata.SmartdataDb;
 let smartdataOptions: smartdata.IMongoDescriptor;
 let mongod: mongoPlugin.MongoMemoryServer;
 
-tap.test('should create a testinstance as database', async () => {
-  mongod = new mongoPlugin.MongoMemoryServer();
+tap.skip.test('should create a testinstance as database', async () => {
+  mongod = new mongoPlugin.MongoMemoryServer({
+  });
   console.log('created mongod instance');
   await mongod._startUpInstance().catch(err => {
     console.log(err);
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ tap.test('should create a testinstance as database', async () => {
   testDb = new smartdata.SmartdataDb(smartdataOptions);
 });
 
+tap.test('should connect to atlas', async (tools) => {
+  const databaseName = `test-smartdata-${smartunique.shortId()}`;
+  testDb = new smartdata.SmartdataDb({
+    mongoDbUrl: testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemand('MONGO_URL'),
+    mongoDbName: databaseName
+  });
+});
+
 tap.test('should establish a connection to mongod', async () => {
   await testDb.init();
 });
@@ -142,7 +150,10 @@ tap.test('should store a new Truck', async () => {
 // =======================================
 tap.test('should close the database connection', async (tools) => {
   await testDb.close();
-  await mongod.stop();
+  try {
+    
+    await mongod.stop();
+  } catch (e) {}
 });
 
 tap.start({ throwOnError: true });