diff --git a/Pearlception/app/models/oyster.rb b/Pearlception/app/models/oyster.rb
index 7600c3a..0a7cdb6 100644
--- a/Pearlception/app/models/oyster.rb
+++ b/Pearlception/app/models/oyster.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-class Oyster < ActiveRecord::Base
-    establish_connection("stats")
-    
+class Oyster < ApplicationRecord
+    belongs_to :run
+    Oyster.establish_connection(:"stats_#{Rails.env}")
+
+        
 end
diff --git a/Pearlception/app/models/run.rb b/Pearlception/app/models/run.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18c81f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pearlception/app/models/run.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class Run < ApplicationRecord
+  has_many :oysters
+  establish_connection(:"stats_#{Rails.env}")
+end
diff --git a/Pearlception/config/database.yml b/Pearlception/config/database.yml
index 835347d..6d149be 100644
--- a/Pearlception/config/database.yml
+++ b/Pearlception/config/database.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ default: &default
   password: terps
   socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
 
-stats: 
+stats_development: &stats 
   adapter: mysql2
   encoding: utf8
   pool: 5
-  username: <%= ENV['DB_USER'] %> 
+  username: ivauser
   password: <%= ENV['DB_PASS'] %>
   host: taylors.c02zesysnssi.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com
   port: 3306
-  database: taylors
+  database: main
+
+
+stats_test:
+  <<: *stats
 
 development:
   <<: *default
diff --git a/Pearlception/test/models/oyster_test.rb b/Pearlception/test/models/oyster_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c29d260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pearlception/test/models/oyster_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class OysterTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+    test "the_truth" do 
+	f = Oyster.first
+	puts f.inspect
+        assert true
+    end
+end