diff --git a/src/Core/API/API.Specs/TestApiFactory.cs b/src/Core/API/API.Specs/TestApiFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e7820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/API/API.Specs/TestApiFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace API.Specs
+{
+    public class TestApiFactory : WebApplicationFactory<Program>
+    {
+        protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder)
+        {
+            builder.UseEnvironment("Testing");
+
+            builder.ConfigureAppConfiguration((context, configBuilder) =>
+            {
+                var connectionString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_CONNECTION_STRING");
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/Core.slnx b/src/Core/Core.slnx
index c2686d1..9fe412a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Core.slnx
+++ b/src/Core/Core.slnx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Solution>
   <Folder Name="/API/" >
     <Project Path="API/API.Core/API.Core.csproj"/>
+    <Project Path="API/API.Specs/API.Specs.csproj"/>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Database/">
     <Project Path="Database/Database.Core/Database.Core.csproj" />