diff --git a/bin/server.js b/bin/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6762f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { createWSServer } from '../src/comms/websocket-server.js'
+
+export const server = await createWSServer()
diff --git a/src/comms/websocket-server.js b/src/comms/websocket-server.js
index 5b1d0c3..8d97bf0 100644
--- a/src/comms/websocket-server.js
+++ b/src/comms/websocket-server.js
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ import * as encoding from 'lib0/encoding'
 import * as decoding from 'lib0/decoding'
 import * as protocol from '../protocol.js'
 import * as comm from '../comm.js' // eslint-disable-line
-import { openYdb } from '../index.js'
+import * as ydb from '../index.js'
+import * as promise from 'lib0/promise'
+import * as error from 'lib0/error'
+import * as ran from 'lib0/random'
 
 const expectedBufferedAmount = 512 * 1024 // 512kb
 
@@ -88,43 +91,64 @@ class WSClient {
   }
 }
 
-const ydb = await openYdb('.ydb-websocket-server', ['*'], {})
-
-const port = 9000
+/**
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @param {number} [options.port]
+ * @param {string} [options.dbname]
+ */
+export const createWSServer = async ({ port = 9000, dbname = '.ydb-websocket-server' } = {}) => {
+  const db = await ydb.openYdb(dbname, ['*'], {})
+  const server = new WSServer(db, port)
+  await server.ready
+  return server
+}
 
-uws.App({}).ws('/*', /** @type {uws.WebSocketBehavior<{ client: WSClient }>} */ ({
-  /* Options */
-  compression: uws.SHARED_COMPRESSOR,
-  maxPayloadLength: 70 * 1024 * 1024,
-  idleTimeout: 60,
-  /* Handlers */
-  open: (ws) => {
-    const client = new WSClient(ws)
-    ws.getUserData().client = client
-    client.send(encoding.encode(encoder => {
-      protocol.writeInfo(encoder, ydb)
-    }))
-  },
-  message: (ws, message) => {
-    const decoder = decoding.createDecoder(new Uint8Array(message.slice(0))) // copy buffer because uws will reuse the memory space
-    const client = ws.getUserData().client
-    client.queueMessage(async (encoder) => {
-      await protocol.readMessage(encoder, decoder, ydb, client)
-      return false
+class WSServer {
+  /**
+   * @param {ydb.Ydb} ydb
+   * @param {number} port
+   */
+  constructor (ydb, port) {
+    this.ready = promise.create((resolve, reject) => {
+      uws.App({}).ws('/*', /** @type {uws.WebSocketBehavior<{ client: WSClient }>} */ ({
+        /* Options */
+        compression: uws.SHARED_COMPRESSOR,
+        maxPayloadLength: 70 * 1024 * 1024,
+        idleTimeout: 60,
+        /* Handlers */
+        open: (ws) => {
+          const client = new WSClient(ws)
+          ws.getUserData().client = client
+          client.send(encoding.encode(encoder => {
+            protocol.writeInfo(encoder, ydb)
+          }))
+        },
+        message: (ws, message) => {
+          const decoder = decoding.createDecoder(new Uint8Array(message.slice(0))) // copy buffer because uws will reuse the memory space
+          const client = ws.getUserData().client
+          client.queueMessage(async (encoder) => {
+            await protocol.readMessage(encoder, decoder, ydb, client)
+            return false
+          })
+        },
+        drain: ws => {
+          ws.getUserData().client._drain()
+        },
+        close: ws => {
+          ws.getUserData().client.destroy()
+        }
+      })).any('/*', (res, _req) => {
+        res.end('Oh no, you found me 🫣')
+      }).listen(port, (token) => {
+        if (token) {
+          console.log('Listening to port ' + port)
+          resolve(port)
+        } else {
+          const m = 'Failed to listen to port ' + port
+          reject(error.create(m))
+          console.log(m)
+        }
+      })
     })
-  },
-  drain: ws => {
-    ws.getUserData().client._drain()
-  },
-  close: ws => {
-    ws.getUserData().client.destroy()
   }
-})).any('/*', (res, _req) => {
-  res.end('Oh no, you found me 🫣')
-}).listen(port, (token) => {
-  if (token) {
-    console.log('Listening to port ' + port)
-  } else {
-    console.log('Failed to listen to port ' + port)
-  }
-})
+}
diff --git a/tests/helpers.js b/tests/helpers.js
index c515b54..9a48fcb 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.js
+++ b/tests/helpers.js
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ import * as Y from 'yjs'
 import * as array from 'lib0/array'
 import * as wscomm from '../src/comms/websocket.js'
 import * as env from 'lib0/environment'
+import * as random from 'lib0/random'
+
+/**
+ * New test runs shouldn't reuse old data
+ */
+const randTestRunName = random.uint32().toString(32).slice(0, 8)
 
 if (env.isNode) {
   const fs = await import('fs')
@@ -12,15 +18,15 @@ if (env.isNode) {
     fs.rmSync('./.test_dbs', { recursive: true })
   } catch (e) {}
   try {
-    fs.rmSync('./.ydb-websocket-server', { recursive: true })
+    fs.rmSync(randTestRunName, { recursive: true })
   } catch (e) {}
-  await import('../src/comms/websocket-server.js')
+  await import('../bin/server.js')
 }
 
 /**
  * @param {t.TestCase} tc
  */
-const getDbName = tc => `.test_dbs/${tc.moduleName}/${tc.testName}`
+const getDbName = tc => `.test_dbs/${randTestRunName}/${tc.moduleName}/${tc.testName}`
 
 export const emptyUpdate = Y.encodeStateAsUpdateV2(new Y.Doc())
 
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ class TestClients {
   }
 
   async createClient () {
-    const dbname = `${this.name}-${this.cliNum++}`
+    const dbname = `.test_dbs/${randTestRunName}-${this.name}-${this.cliNum++}`
     await Ydb.deleteYdb(dbname)
     const ydb = await Ydb.openYdb(dbname, ['c1', 'c2', 'c3'], {
       comms: [new wscomm.WebSocketComm('ws://localhost:9000')]
diff --git a/tests/ydb.tests.js b/tests/ydb.tests.js
index 5aa2a95..7a779cd 100644
--- a/tests/ydb.tests.js
+++ b/tests/ydb.tests.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import * as promise from 'lib0/promise'
 
 import * as Ydb from '../src/index.js'
 import * as helpers from './helpers.js'
-import * as actions from '../src/actions.js'
-import * as operations from '../src/operations.js'
+// import * as actions from '../src/actions.js'
+// import * as operations from '../src/operations.js'
 
 /**
  * @param {string} testname
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ export const testComm = async tc => {
   const ydoc3 = ydb3.getYdoc('c1', 'ydoc')
   await ydoc3.whenLoaded
   t.compare(ydoc3.getMap().get('k'), 'v2')
-  console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb1), 'clientid: ', ydb1.clientid)
-  console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb2), 'clientid: ', ydb2.clientid)
-  console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb3), 'clientid: ', ydb3.clientid)
-  console.log('updates', ydb1.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb1, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
-  console.log('updates 2', ydb2.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb2, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
-  console.log('updates 3', ydb3.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb3, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
+  // console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb1), 'clientid: ', ydb1.clientid)
+  // console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb2), 'clientid: ', ydb2.clientid)
+  // console.log(await actions.getClocks(ydb3), 'clientid: ', ydb3.clientid)
+  // console.log('updates', ydb1.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb1, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
+  // console.log('updates 2', ydb2.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb2, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
+  // console.log('updates 3', ydb3.clientid, await actions.getDocOps(ydb3, 'c1', 'ydoc', operations.OpYjsUpdateType, 0))
 }