diff --git a/spec/spec_db.rb b/spec/spec_db.rb
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+class SpecDb
+
+  TEST_DB_NAME="jam_web_test"
+
+  def self.recreate_database(db_config)
+    recreate_database_jdbc(db_config)
+  end
+
+  def self.recreate_database_jdbc(db_config)
+		original = db_config["database"]
+    db_config["database"] = "postgres"
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(db_config)
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("CREATE DATABASE #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    JamDb::Migrator.new.migrate(:dbname => TEST_DB_NAME)
+		db_config["database"] = original
+  end
+
+  def self.recreate_database_pg
+
+    conn = PG::Connection.open("dbname=postgres")
+    conn.exec("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    conn.exec("CREATE DATABASE #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
+    JamDb::Migrator.new.migrate(:dbname => TEST_DB_NAME)
+  end
+end