diff --git a/authority/authority_test.go b/authority/authority_test.go
index 8f180457..30ee3121 100644
--- a/authority/authority_test.go
+++ b/authority/authority_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package authority
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/smallstep/assert"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/provisioner"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/db"
 	stepJOSE "github.com/smallstep/cli/jose"
 )
 
@@ -139,3 +141,25 @@ func TestAuthorityNew(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAuthority_GetDatabase(t *testing.T) {
+	auth := testAuthority(t)
+	authWithDatabase, err := New(auth.config, WithDatabase(auth.db))
+	assert.FatalError(t, err)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		auth *Authority
+		want db.AuthDB
+	}{
+		{"ok", auth, auth.db},
+		{"ok WithDatabase", authWithDatabase, auth.db},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tt.auth.GetDatabase(); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("Authority.GetDatabase() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}