diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 42dcf570..c2ac9e8d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'mongo'
 apply plugin: 'spawn'
 
-defaultTasks 'clean', 'prepareTestScripts', 'prepareScripts', 'prepareServer', 'prepareTemplates', 'assembleArchive', 'test'
+defaultTasks 'clean', 'prepareTestScripts', 'prepareScripts', 'prepareServer', 'prepareTemplates', 'assembleArchive', 'startManagedMongoDb', 'startServer', 'test', 'stopServer'
 
 def userHome = System.getProperty('user.home')
 ext.installBinDir = "${userHome}/.gvm/bin"
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile group: 'info.cukes', name: 'cucumber-groovy', version: '1.1.5'
     testCompile group: 'info.cukes', name: 'cucumber-junit', version: '1.1.5'
     testCompile group: 'org.spockframework', name: 'spock-core', version: '0.7-groovy-2.0'
+    testCompile "org.mongodb:mongo-java-driver:2.12.0"
 }
 
 test.testLogging.exceptionFormat = 'full'
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/gvm/MongoHelper.groovy b/src/test/groovy/gvm/MongoHelper.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32d290f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/groovy/gvm/MongoHelper.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package gvm
+
+import com.mongodb.DB
+import com.mongodb.Mongo
+import com.mongodb.MongoClient
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcern
+import com.mongodb.util.JSON
+
+class MongoHelper {
+
+    static final TEST_SOURCE_ROUTE = "src/test/resources"
+
+    static prepareDB(){
+        def mongo = new MongoClient()
+        mongo.writeConcern = WriteConcern.NORMAL
+        mongo.getDB("gvm")
+    }
+
+    static loadDbCollectionFromFile(DB db, String collection, String fileName){
+        def fixtureFile = "$TEST_SOURCE_ROUTE/$fileName" as File
+        def dbObject = JSON.parse(fixtureFile.text)
+        def dbCollection  = db.getCollection(collection)
+        dbCollection.insert(dbObject)
+    }
+
+    static dropCollectionFromDb(DB db, String collection){
+        def dbCollection  = db.getCollection(collection)
+        dbCollection.drop()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/gvm_application.js b/src/test/resources/gvm_application.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aebfa7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/gvm_application.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "_id" : "528887f05e75a57eee081491", "alive" : "OK" }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/gvm_broadcast.js b/src/test/resources/gvm_broadcast.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cb5e06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/gvm_broadcast.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "_id" : 1, "text" : "This is a LIVE Broadcast!" }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/gvm_candidates.js b/src/test/resources/gvm_candidates.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c90f450f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/gvm_candidates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[{
+	"_id" : "530d9e23f0085665c6ad009c",
+	"candidate" : "groovy",
+	"default" : "2.0.5",
+	"versions" : [
+		{
+			"version" : "2.0.5",
+			"url" : "http://localhost/groovy-2.0.5.zip"
+		}
+	]
+},
+{
+	"_id" : "530d9e23f0085665c6ad009d",
+	"candidate" : "grails",
+	"default" : "2.1.0",
+	"versions" : [
+		{
+			"version" : "1.3.6",
+			"url" : "http://localhost/grails-1.3.6.zip"
+		},
+		{
+			"version" : "1.3.9",
+			"url" : "http://localhost/grails-1.3.9.zip"
+		},
+		{
+			"version" : "2.1.0",
+			"url" : "http://localhost/grails-2.1.0.zip"
+		}
+	]
+}]
+
diff --git a/src/test/steps/gvm/env.groovy b/src/test/steps/gvm/env.groovy
index d3e5e581..059c5629 100644
--- a/src/test/steps/gvm/env.groovy
+++ b/src/test/steps/gvm/env.groovy
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package gvm
 
 import static cucumber.api.groovy.Hooks.After
 import static cucumber.api.groovy.Hooks.Before
+import static gvm.MongoHelper.loadDbCollectionFromFile
+import static gvm.MongoHelper.prepareDB
 
 SERVICE_DOWN_URL = "http://localhost:0"
 SERVICE_UP_URL = "http://localhost:8080"
@@ -34,8 +36,20 @@ initScript = new File(binDir, "gvm-init.sh")
 
 bash = null
 
+if(!binding.hasVariable("db")) {
+    db = setupDb()
+}
+
+private setupDb(){
+    db = prepareDB()
+    loadDbCollectionFromFile(db, "candidates", "gvm_candidates.js")
+    loadDbCollectionFromFile(db, "broadcast", "gvm_broadcast.js")
+    loadDbCollectionFromFile(db, "application", "gvm_application.js")
+    db
+}
+
 Before(){
-	cleanUp()
+    cleanUp()
 }
 
 After(){ scenario ->
@@ -44,7 +58,7 @@ After(){ scenario ->
         scenario.write("\nOutput: \n${output}")
     }
 	bash?.stop()
-    cleanUp()
+    //cleanUp()
 }
 
 private cleanUp(){