diff --git a/test/test_connection.cpp b/test/test_connection.cpp
index 1fcb1de4540e462c4afa6c451bed795bea5825cf..4b54e5bedd74798e8b59d7fc8de7c9a731e8a08c 100644
--- a/test/test_connection.cpp
+++ b/test/test_connection.cpp
@@ -31,34 +31,36 @@ using caosdb::info::v1alpha1::VersionInfo;
 TEST(test_connection, config_somehost_25323) {
   int port = 25323;
   std::string host = "somehost";
-  caosdb::CaosDBConnectionConfig config(host, port);
+  auto config = std::make_unique<caosdb::InsecureCaosDBConnectionConfig>(host, port);
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(host, config.getHost());
-  EXPECT_EQ(port, config.getPort());
+  ASSERT_EQ(host, config->getHost());
+  ASSERT_EQ(port, config->getPort());
 }
 
 TEST(test_connection, connect_somehost_42347_fails) {
   int port = 42347;
   std::string host = "somehost";
-  caosdb::CaosDBConnectionConfig config(host, port);
+  auto config = std::make_shared<caosdb::InsecureCaosDBConnectionConfig>(host, port);
   caosdb::CaosDBConnection connection(config);
 
-  EXPECT_THROW(connection.getVersionInfo(), std::runtime_error);
+  ASSERT_THROW(connection.getVersionInfo(), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 TEST(test_connection, connection_caosdb_server_8080_success) {
   int port = 8080;
-  std::string host = "caosdb-server";
+  std::string host = "localhost";
   int major = 0;
-  int minor = 4;
+  int minor = 5;
   int patch = 0;
+  std::string pre_release = "SNAPSHOT";
 
-  caosdb::CaosDBConnectionConfig config(host, port);
-  caosdb::CaosDBConnection connection(config);
+  auto config = std::make_shared<caosdb::InsecureCaosDBConnectionConfig>(host, port);
+  auto connection = std::make_unique<caosdb::CaosDBConnection>(config);
 
-  const VersionInfo &v_info = connection.getVersionInfo();
-  EXPECT_EQ(major, v_info.major());
-  EXPECT_EQ(minor, v_info.minor());
-  EXPECT_EQ(patch, v_info.patch());
-  EXPECT_NE("", v_info.build());
+  auto v_info = connection->getVersionInfo();
+  ASSERT_EQ(major, v_info.major());
+  ASSERT_EQ(minor, v_info.minor());
+  ASSERT_EQ(patch, v_info.patch());
+  ASSERT_EQ(pre_release, v_info.pre_release());
+  ASSERT_NE("", v_info.build());
 }