diff --git a/HIRS_AttestationCA/build.gradle b/HIRS_AttestationCA/build.gradle
index 893997d9..6c927d93 100644
--- a/HIRS_AttestationCA/build.gradle
+++ b/HIRS_AttestationCA/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa:3.0.1'
     implementation 'com.github.darrachequesne:spring-data-jpa-datatables:6.0.1'
     implementation 'org.springframework.retry:spring-retry:2.0.0'
+    implementation 'org.springframework:spring-test:6.0.11'
     implementation libs.springdatajpa
 
     implementation libs.bouncycastle
diff --git a/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/test/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/SpringPersistenceTest.java b/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/test/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/SpringPersistenceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6ad3f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/test/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/SpringPersistenceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package hirs.attestationca.persist;
+
+import hirs.attestationca.persist.PersistenceConfiguration;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests;
+
+/**
+ * Base class that autowires a session factory for use of
+ * any tests that need a database connection.
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = PersistenceConfiguration.class)
+@DirtiesContext(classMode = DirtiesContext.ClassMode.AFTER_CLASS)
+public class SpringPersistenceTest extends AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests {
+
+    /**
+     * Autowired session factory.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:visibilitymodifier")
+    @Autowired
+    protected SessionFactory sessionFactory;
+}
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