diff --git a/core/handlers/create_note_handler.go b/core/handlers/create_note_handler.go
index 8a71ccb..92b8d66 100644
--- a/core/handlers/create_note_handler.go
+++ b/core/handlers/create_note_handler.go
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ type createNoteCommand struct {
 }
 
 type CreateNoteHandler struct {
-	uow repositories.UnitOfWork
+	uow *repositories.UnitOfWork
+}
+
+func NewCreateNoteHandler(uow *repositories.UnitOfWork) *CreateNoteHandler {
+	return &CreateNoteHandler{uow: uow}
 }
 
 func (h CreateNoteHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, params []byte) (*rpc.Response, *rpc.Error) {
diff --git a/test/test_integration/create_note_handler_test.go b/test/test_integration/create_note_handler_test.go
index 2e5e96b..55be5d7 100644
--- a/test/test_integration/create_note_handler_test.go
+++ b/test/test_integration/create_note_handler_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 package integration_test
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/core/handlers"
+	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/persistence/repositories"
+	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/test"
+)
 
 
 func TestCreateNoteHandlerOnSucess(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// Arrange
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", test.NewTestVars().DbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to open database: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+	uow := repositories.NewUnitOfWork(db)
+
+	handler := handlers.NewCreateNoteHandler(uow)
+
+	// Act
+
+	// Assert
 }
diff --git a/test/test_integration/main_test.go b/test/test_integration/main_test.go
index 107c9af..13570a2 100644
--- a/test/test_integration/main_test.go
+++ b/test/test_integration/main_test.go
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@ package integration_test
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/persistence"
+	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/test"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
-	currentDir := os.TempDir() + "/dendrite_test_vault"
+	dbPath := test.NewTestVars().DbPath
 
-	err := persistence.InitializeIndex(currentDir)
+	err := persistence.InitializeIndex(dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	code := m.Run()
 
-	os.RemoveAll(currentDir)
+	os.RemoveAll(dbPath)
 
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
diff --git a/test/test_vars.go b/test/test_vars.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01305d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_vars.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package test
+
+import "os"
+
+type TestVars struct {
+	DbPath string
+}
+
+func NewTestVars() *TestVars {
+	return &TestVars{
+		DbPath: os.TempDir() + "/dendrite_test_vault",
+	}
+}
+