diff --git a/bin/startdbs b/bin/startdbs
index 2e0b5bd..3ae336b 100755
--- a/bin/startdbs
+++ b/bin/startdbs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 java -cp drivers\/hsqldb.jar org.hsqldb.server.Server --database.0 file:test\/mydb --dbname.0 xdb >test\/hsqldb.log 2>&1 &
-java -Dderby.system.home=test -classpath drivers\/derby.jar:drivers\/derbynet.jar:drivers\/derbytools.jar -jar drivers\/derbyrun.jar server start >test\/derby.log 2>&1 &
+java -Dderby.system.home=./test -classpath drivers\/derby.jar:drivers\/derbynet.jar:drivers\/derbytools.jar -jar drivers\/derbyrun.jar server start >test\/derby.log 2>&1 &
+sleep 10
diff --git a/bin/stopdbs b/bin/stopdbs
index 98d03a2..a4dd5f4 100755
--- a/bin/stopdbs
+++ b/bin/stopdbs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 java -classpath drivers/derby.jar:drivers/derbytools.jar:drivers/derbynet.jar -jar drivers/derbyrun.jar server shutdown >test\/derby.log 2>&1 &
+rm -rf test/testdb
diff --git a/lib/jdbc.js b/lib/jdbc.js
index 719da43..7feed04 100644
--- a/lib/jdbc.js
+++ b/lib/jdbc.js
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ JDBCConn.prototype.initialize = function(config, callback) {
   var self = this;
   self._config = config;
 
-  if (self._config.properties){
-    var Properties = java.import('java.util.Properties');
-    var properties = new Properties();
+
+  var Properties = java.import('java.util.Properties');
+  var properties = new Properties();
+
+  if (self._config.properties) {
     self._config.properties.forEach(function(prop){
       properties.putSync(prop[0], prop[1]);
     });
-    this._props = properties;
   }
 
+  this._props = properties;
+
   if (self._config.user){
     if(this._props.getPropertySync('user') === undefined){
       this._props.putSync('user', self._config.user);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ff4ee3..a254271 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   "description": "Node Module JDBC wrapper",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "java": "~0.4.4",
-    "underscore": "~1.7.0",
-    "promise": "~6.0.1"
+    "java": "~0.5",
+    "underscore": "~1.8",
+    "promise": "~7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "nodeunit": "~0.9.0"
+    "nodeunit": "~0.9"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "pretest": "bin\/startdbs",
diff --git a/test/test-derby.js b/test/test-derby.js
index b02255b..26f5566 100644
--- a/test/test-derby.js
+++ b/test/test-derby.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jinst.setupClasspath(['./drivers/hsqldb.jar',
 
 var config = {
   drivername: 'org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver',
-  url: 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/testdb'
+  url: 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/testdb;create=true'
 };
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -20,5 +20,87 @@ module.exports = {
       test.equal(drivername, 'org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver');
       test.done();
     });
+  },
+  testopen: function(test) {
+    derbyConn.open(function(err, conn) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(conn);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testcreatetable: function(test) {
+    derbyConn.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE blah (id int, name varchar(10), date DATE, time TIME, timestamp TIMESTAMP)", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(1);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  // testeqinsert: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeQuery("INSERT INTO blah VALUES (1, 'Jason', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testeuinsert: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO blah VALUES (3, 'Temp', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result && result == 1);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testequpdate: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeQuery("UPDATE blah SET id = 2 WHERE name = 'Jason';", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testeuupdate: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeUpdate("UPDATE blah SET id = 4 WHERE name = 'Temp';", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result && result == 1);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testselect: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM blah;", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(6);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result && result.length == 2);
+  //     test.equal(result[0].NAME, 'Jason');
+  //     test.ok(result[0].DATE);
+  //     test.ok(result[0].TIME);
+  //     test.ok(result[0].TIMESTAMP);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testeqdelete: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeQuery("DELETE FROM blah WHERE id = 2;", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  // testeudelete: function(test) {
+  //   derbyConn.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM blah WHERE id = 4;", function(err, result) {
+  //     test.expect(2);
+  //     test.equal(null, err);
+  //     test.ok(result && result == 1);
+  //     test.done();
+  //   });
+  // },
+  testdroptable: function(test) {
+    derbyConn.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE blah", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(1);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.done();
+    });
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/test-hsqldb.js b/test/test-hsqldb.js
index 07b0952..24ce972 100644
--- a/test/test-hsqldb.js
+++ b/test/test-hsqldb.js
@@ -1,45 +1,22 @@
 var jinst = require('../lib/jinst.js');
 var nodeunit = require('nodeunit');
-var jdbcConn = new ( require('../lib/jdbc.js') ),
-    jdbcConnWithProps = new ( require('../lib/jdbc.js') );
+var jdbcConn = new ( require('../lib/jdbc.js') );
 
 jinst.setupClasspath(['./drivers/hsqldb.jar',
                       './drivers/derby.jar',
                       './drivers/derbyclient.jar',
                       './drivers/derbytools.jar']);
 
-var configWithUserInUrl = {
-  drivername: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver',
-  url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/xdb;user=SA;password='
-};
-
-var configWithUserInConfig = {
+var config = {
   drivername: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver',
   url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/xdb',
   user : 'SA',
   password: ''
 };
 
-var configWithPropertiesInConfig = {
-  drivername: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver',
-  url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/xdb',
-  properties: [
-    ['user', 'SA'],
-    ['password','']
-  ]
-};
-
 module.exports = {
   testinit: function(test) {
-    jdbcConn.initialize(configWithUserInUrl, function(err, drivername) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.equal(drivername, 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver');
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
-  testinitwithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.initialize(configWithPropertiesInConfig, function(err, drivername) {
+    jdbcConn.initialize(config, function(err, drivername) {
       test.expect(2);
       test.equal(null, err);
       test.equal(drivername, 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver');
@@ -54,14 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testopenwithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.open(function(err, conn) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(conn);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testcreatetable: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE blah (id int, name varchar(10), date DATE, time TIME, timestamp TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -70,14 +39,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testcreatetablewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE blahP (id int, name varchar(10), date DATE, time TIME, timestamp TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testeqinsert: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("INSERT INTO blah VALUES (1, 'Jason', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -86,14 +47,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testeqinsertwithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("INSERT INTO blahP VALUES (1, 'Jason', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testeuinsert: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO blah VALUES (3, 'Temp', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -102,14 +55,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testeuinsertwithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO blahP VALUES (3, 'Temp', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result && result == 1);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testequpdate: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("UPDATE blah SET id = 2 WHERE name = 'Jason';", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -118,14 +63,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testequpdatewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("UPDATE blahP SET id = 2 WHERE name = 'Jason';", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testeuupdate: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeUpdate("UPDATE blah SET id = 4 WHERE name = 'Temp';", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -134,14 +71,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testeuupdatewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeUpdate("UPDATE blahP SET id = 4 WHERE name = 'Temp';", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result && result == 1);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testselect: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM blah;", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(6);
@@ -154,14 +83,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testselectwithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM blahP;", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result && result.length == 2);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testeqdelete: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("DELETE FROM blah WHERE id = 2;", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -170,14 +91,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testeqdeletewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("DELETE FROM blahP WHERE id = 2;", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testeudelete: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM blah WHERE id = 4;", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -186,14 +99,6 @@ module.exports = {
       test.done();
     });
   },
-  testeudeletewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM blahP WHERE id = 4;", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result && result == 1);
-      test.done();
-    });
-  },
   testdroptable: function(test) {
     jdbcConn.executeQuery("DROP TABLE blah;", function(err, result) {
       test.expect(2);
@@ -201,13 +106,5 @@ module.exports = {
       test.ok(result);
       test.done();
     });
-  },
-  testdroptablewithproperties: function(test) {
-    jdbcConnWithProps.executeQuery("DROP TABLE blahP;", function(err, result) {
-      test.expect(2);
-      test.equal(null, err);
-      test.ok(result);
-      test.done();
-    });
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/test-properties-config.js b/test/test-properties-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d124322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-properties-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+var jinst = require('../lib/jinst.js');
+var nodeunit = require('nodeunit');
+var jdbcConn = new ( require('../lib/jdbc.js') );
+
+jinst.setupClasspath(['./drivers/hsqldb.jar',
+                      './drivers/derby.jar',
+                      './drivers/derbyclient.jar',
+                      './drivers/derbytools.jar']);
+
+var config = {
+  drivername: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver',
+  url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/xdb',
+  properties: [
+    ['user', 'SA'],
+    ['password','']
+  ]
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  testinit: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.initialize(config, function(err, drivername) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.equal(drivername, 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver');
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testopen: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.open(function(err, conn) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(conn);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testcreatetable: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE blahP (id int, name varchar(10), date DATE, time TIME, timestamp TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeqinsert: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("INSERT INTO blahP VALUES (1, 'Jason', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeuinsert: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO blahP VALUES (3, 'Temp', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testequpdate: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("UPDATE blahP SET id = 2 WHERE name = 'Jason';", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeuupdate: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("UPDATE blahP SET id = 4 WHERE name = 'Temp';", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testselect: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM blahP;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(6);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result.length == 2);
+      test.equal(result[0].NAME, 'Jason');
+      test.ok(result[0].DATE);
+      test.ok(result[0].TIME);
+      test.ok(result[0].TIMESTAMP);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeqdelete: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("DELETE FROM blahP WHERE id = 2;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeudelete: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM blahP WHERE id = 4;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testdroptable: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("DROP TABLE blahP;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/test-user-password-url.js b/test/test-user-password-url.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..024cf8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-user-password-url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+var jinst = require('../lib/jinst.js');
+var nodeunit = require('nodeunit');
+var jdbcConn = new ( require('../lib/jdbc.js') );
+
+jinst.setupClasspath(['./drivers/hsqldb.jar',
+                      './drivers/derby.jar',
+                      './drivers/derbyclient.jar',
+                      './drivers/derbytools.jar']);
+
+var config = {
+  drivername: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver',
+  url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/xdb;user=SA;password='
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  testinit: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.initialize(config, function(err, drivername) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.equal(drivername, 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver');
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testopen: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.open(function(err, conn) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(conn);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testcreatetable: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE blahU (id int, name varchar(10), date DATE, time TIME, timestamp TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeqinsert: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("INSERT INTO blahU VALUES (1, 'Jason', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeuinsert: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO blahU VALUES (3, 'Temp', CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testequpdate: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("UPDATE blahU SET id = 2 WHERE name = 'Jason';", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeuupdate: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("UPDATE blahU SET id = 4 WHERE name = 'Temp';", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testselect: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM blahU;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(6);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result.length == 2);
+      test.equal(result[0].NAME, 'Jason');
+      test.ok(result[0].DATE);
+      test.ok(result[0].TIME);
+      test.ok(result[0].TIMESTAMP);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeqdelete: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("DELETE FROM blahU WHERE id = 2;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testeudelete: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM blahU WHERE id = 4;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result && result == 1);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+  testdroptable: function(test) {
+    jdbcConn.executeQuery("DROP TABLE blahU;", function(err, result) {
+      test.expect(2);
+      test.equal(null, err);
+      test.ok(result);
+      test.done();
+    });
+  }
+};