diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index 16005ad..04ac698 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 
         // Dynamically register permissions with Laravel's Gate.
         foreach ($this->getPermissions() as $permission) {
-            Gate::define($permission->name, function ($user) use ($permission) {
-                return $user->hasPermission($permission);
+            Gate::define($permission, function ($user) {
+                return $user->hasRole('admin');
             });
         }
 
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     protected function getPermissions()
     {
-        return Permission::with('roles')->get();
+        return [
+            'manage_users',
+            'manage_role_permissions',
+            'manage_backups',
+            'manage_options',
+            'manage_projects',
+            'manage_payments',
+            'manage_subscriptions',
+            'see_reports',
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index edd6425..b149499 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ return [
 
         'sqlite' => [
             'driver'   => 'sqlite',
-            'database' => database_path('database.sqlite'),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')),
             'prefix'   => '',
         ],
 
diff --git a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
index f4266c4..30ebbfb 100644
--- a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Entities\Projects\Project;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Task;
 use App\Entities\Subscriptions\Subscription;
 use App\Entities\Users\Event;
+use App\Entities\Users\Role;
 use App\Entities\Users\User;
 
 $factory->define(User::class, function (Faker\Generator $faker) {
@@ -15,7 +16,15 @@ $factory->define(User::class, function (Faker\Generator $faker) {
         'email'          => $email = $faker->unique()->email,
         'password'       => 'member',
         'remember_token' => str_random(10),
-        'api_token'      => bcrypt($email),
+        'api_token'      => str_random(40),
+    ];
+});
+
+$factory->define(Role::class, function (Faker\Generator $faker) {
+    return [
+        'type'  => 0,
+        'name'  => $faker->word,
+        'label' => $faker->sentence,
     ];
 });
 
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 620fbc2..f996508 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="QUEUE_DRIVER" value="sync"/>
-        <env name="DB_DATABASE" value="test_lv_myproject"/>
+        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
+        <env name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
     </php>
     <listeners>
         <listener class="JohnKary\PHPUnit\Listener\SpeedTrapListener">
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index aa86018..0e46e14 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Entities\Users\Role;
 use App\Entities\Users\User;
 
 class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
 
     protected function adminUserSigningIn()
     {
+        factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'admin']);
         $user = factory(User::class)->create();
         $user->assignRole('admin');
         $this->actingAs($user);
diff --git a/tests/functional/ManageProjectsTest.php b/tests/functional/ManageProjectsTest.php
index a3a41d4..b6002f2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ManageProjectsTest.php
+++ b/tests/functional/ManageProjectsTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use App\Entities\Payments\Payment;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Feature;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Project;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Task;
+use App\Entities\Users\Role;
 use App\Entities\Users\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
@@ -11,11 +12,14 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
 
 class ManageProjectsTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use DatabaseTransactions;
+    use DatabaseMigrations;
 
     /** @test */
     public function admin_can_input_new_project_with_existing_customer()
     {
+        $adminRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'admin']);
+        $customerRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'customer']);
+
         $users = factory(User::class, 2)->create();
         $users[0]->assignRole('admin');
         $this->actingAs($users[0]);
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ class ManageProjectsTest extends TestCase
     public function admin_can_input_new_project_with_new_customer()
     {
         $this->adminUserSigningIn();
+        $customerRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'customer']);
 
         $this->visit(route('projects.index'));
         $this->seePageIs(route('projects.index'));
@@ -107,6 +112,9 @@ class ManageProjectsTest extends TestCase
     /** @test */
     public function admin_can_edit_a_project()
     {
+        $adminRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'admin']);
+        $customerRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'customer']);
+
         $users = factory(User::class, 2)->create();
         $users[0]->assignRole('admin');
         $this->actingAs($users[0]);
@@ -142,6 +150,9 @@ class ManageProjectsTest extends TestCase
     /** @test */
     public function form_is_validated_on_invalid_project_entry()
     {
+        $adminRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'admin']);
+        $customerRole = factory(Role::class)->create(['name' => 'customer']);
+
         $users = factory(User::class, 2)->create();
         $users[0]->assignRole('admin');
         $this->actingAs($users[0]);