diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index f74c1dc7ff..c056e70afd 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
   "fmt"
 )
 
-type Database struct {
+type LDBDatabase struct {
   db        *leveldb.DB
   trie      *Trie
 }
 
-func NewDatabase() (*Database, error) {
+func NewLDBDatabase() (*LDBDatabase, error) {
   // This will eventually have to be something like a resource folder.
   // it works on my system for now. Probably won't work on Windows
   usr, _ := user.Current()
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func NewDatabase() (*Database, error) {
     return nil, err
   }
 
-  database := &Database{db: db}
+  database := &LDBDatabase{db: db}
 
   // Bootstrap database. Sets a few defaults; such as the last block
   database.Bootstrap()
@@ -32,63 +32,25 @@ func NewDatabase() (*Database, error) {
   return database, nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) Bootstrap() error {
+func (db *LDBDatabase) Bootstrap() error {
   db.trie = NewTrie(db)
 
   return nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) Put(key []byte, value []byte) {
+func (db *LDBDatabase) Put(key []byte, value []byte) {
   err := db.db.Put(key, value, nil)
   if err != nil {
     fmt.Println("Error put", err)
   }
 }
 
-func (db *Database) Close() {
+func (db *LDBDatabase) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+  return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (db *LDBDatabase) Close() {
   // Close the leveldb database
   db.db.Close()
 }
 
-type Trie struct {
-  root       string
-  db         *Database
-}
-
-func NewTrie(db *Database) *Trie {
-  return &Trie{db: db, root: ""}
-}
-
-func (t *Trie) Update(key string, value string) {
-  k := CompactHexDecode(key)
-
-  t.root = t.UpdateState(t.root, k, value)
-}
-
-func (t *Trie) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-  return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Inserts a new sate or delete a state based on the value
-func (t *Trie) UpdateState(node, key, value string) string {
-  if value != "" {
-    return t.InsertState(node, key, value)
-  } else {
-    // delete it
-  }
-
-  return ""
-}
-
-func (t *Trie) InsertState(node, key, value string) string {
-  return ""
-}
-
-func (t *Trie) Put(node []byte) []byte {
-  enc := Encode(node)
-  sha := Sha256Bin(enc)
-
-  t.db.Put([]byte(sha), enc)
-
-  return sha
-}
diff --git a/database_test.go b/database_test.go
index c1a6c7d16a..1a46eb95ee 100644
--- a/database_test.go
+++ b/database_test.go
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-  "testing"
+  _"testing"
   _"fmt"
 )
 
-func TestTriePut(t *testing.T) {
-  db, err := NewDatabase()
-  defer db.Close()
-
-  if err != nil {
-    t.Error("Error starting db")
-  }
-
-  key := db.trie.Put([]byte("testing node"))
-
-  data, err := db.db.Get(key, nil)
-  if err != nil {
-    t.Error("Nothing at node")
-  }
-
-  s, _ := Decode(data, 0)
-  if str, ok := s.([]byte); ok {
-    if string(str) != "testing node" {
-      t.Error("Wrong value node", str)
-    }
-  } else {
-    t.Error("Invalid return type")
-  }
-}
-
-func TestTrieUpdate(t *testing.T) {
-  db, err := NewDatabase()
-  defer db.Close()
-
-  if err != nil {
-    t.Error("Error starting db")
-  }
-
-  db.trie.Update("test", "test")
-}
-
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 0c74887873..c8fb492d5b 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ type Server struct {
   // Channel for shutting down the server
   shutdownChan chan bool
   // DB interface
-  db          *Database
+  db          *LDBDatabase
   // Peers (NYI)
   peers       *list.List
 }
 
 func NewServer() (*Server, error) {
-  db, err := NewDatabase()
+  db, err := NewLDBDatabase()
   if err != nil {
     return nil, err
   }
diff --git a/trie.go b/trie.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9d5dba5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trie.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+// Database interface
+type Database interface {
+  Put(key []byte, value []byte)
+  Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error)
+}
+
+type Trie struct {
+  root       string
+  db         Database
+}
+
+func NewTrie(db Database) *Trie {
+  return &Trie{db: db, root: ""}
+}
+
+func (t *Trie) Update(key string, value string) {
+  k := CompactHexDecode(key)
+
+  t.root = t.UpdateState(t.root, k, value)
+}
+
+func (t *Trie) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+  return nil, nil
+}
+
+// Inserts a new sate or delete a state based on the value
+func (t *Trie) UpdateState(node string, key []int, value string) string {
+  if value != "" {
+    return t.InsertState(node, ""/*key*/, value)
+  } else {
+    // delete it
+  }
+
+  return ""
+}
+
+func (t *Trie) InsertState(node, key, value string) string {
+  return ""
+}
+
+func (t *Trie) Put(node []byte) []byte {
+  enc := Encode(node)
+  sha := Sha256Bin(enc)
+
+  t.db.Put([]byte(sha), enc)
+
+  return sha
+}
diff --git a/trie.test.go b/trie.test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a6054cf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trie.test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+  "testing"
+)
+
+type MemDatabase struct {
+  db      map[string][]byte
+  trie    *Trie
+}
+
+func NewMemDatabase() (*MemDatabase, error) {
+  db := &MemDatabase{db: make(map[string][]byte)}
+
+  db.trie = NewTrie(db)
+
+  return db, nil
+}
+
+func (db *MemDatabase) Put(key []byte, value []byte) {
+  db.db[string(key)] = value
+}
+
+func (db *MemDatabase) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+  return db.db[string(key)], nil
+}
+
+func TestTriePut(t *testing.T) {
+  db, err := NewMemDatabase()
+
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Error("Error starting db")
+  }
+
+  key := db.trie.Put([]byte("testing node"))
+
+  data, err := db.Get(key)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Error("Nothing at node")
+  }
+
+  s, _ := Decode(data, 0)
+  if str, ok := s.([]byte); ok {
+    if string(str) != "testing node" {
+      t.Error("Wrong value node", str)
+    }
+  } else {
+    t.Error("Invalid return type")
+  }
+}
+
+func TestTrieUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+  db, err := NewMemDatabase()
+
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Error("Error starting db")
+  }
+
+  db.trie.Update("test", "test")
+}
+