diff --git a/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.cpp b/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.cpp
index ea41403..d4b188c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
 #include "AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "./../../src/db/mysql_connector.h"
+
+using namespace std;
 
 namespace uad
 {
-F::F(): i( 0 ) { BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "setup fixture" ); }
+F::F() :
+  argv(boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv),
+  mysql_credentials(argv[1]),
+  mysql_session(new mysqlx::Session(mysql_credentials))
+{
+  uad::SetMySqlSession(mysql_session);
 
-F::~F() { BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "teardown fixture" ); }
+  user_dao = make_shared<MySQLUserDAO>(GetMySqlSession());
+  executor = make_unique<RouteAuthRegistrationExecutor>(GetMySqlSession(), user_dao);
+  BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("setup fixture");
+}
+
+F::~F()
+{
+  SetMySqlSession(nullptr);
+  delete mysql_session;
+  mysql_session = nullptr;
+  mysql_credentials = nullptr;
+  argv = nullptr;
+  BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("teardown fixture");
+}
 }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.h b/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.h
index 3b4cfc1..57840a1 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.h
+++ b/tests/fixtures/AuthRegistrationExecutorTestFixture.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 namespace uad
 {
 class F {
+public:
   using RouteAuthRegistrationExecutor = AuthRegistrationExecutor<boost::beast::http::string_body,
                                                                std::allocator<char>,
                                                                boost::beast::http::string_body>;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class F {
   mysqlx::Session* mysql_session;
 
   std::shared_ptr<MySQLUserDAO> user_dao;
-  RouteAuthRegistrationExecutor executor;
+  std::unique_ptr<RouteAuthRegistrationExecutor> executor;
 
   Request req;