diff --git a/src/OrbitDB.js b/src/OrbitDB.js
index e61d2d7..ba21cd3 100644
--- a/src/OrbitDB.js
+++ b/src/OrbitDB.js
@@ -88,51 +88,64 @@ class OrbitDB {
     this.events.emit('closed', dbname);
   }
 
-  _connect(host, port, username, password, allowOffline) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      if(allowOffline === undefined) allowOffline = false;
+  _connect(hash, username, password, allowOffline) {
+    if(allowOffline === undefined) allowOffline = false;
 
-      this._pubsub = new PubSub(this._ipfs);
-      this._pubsub.connect(host, port, username, password).then(() => {
+    const readNetworkInfo = (hash) => {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        this._ipfs.cat(hash).then((res) => {
+          let buf = '';
+          res
+            .on('error', (err) => reject(err))
+            .on('data', (data) => buf += data)
+            .on('end', () => resolve(buf))
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    let host, port, name;
+    return readNetworkInfo(hash)
+      .then((network) => JSON.parse(network))
+      .then((network) => {
+        this.network = network;
+        name = network.name;
+        host = network.publishers[0].split(":")[0];
+        port = network.publishers[0].split(":")[1];
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        this._pubsub = new PubSub();
+        return this._pubsub.connect(host, port, username, password)
+      })
+      .then(() => {
         logger.debug(`Connected to Pubsub at '${host}:${port}'`);
         this.user = { username: username, id: username } // TODO: user id from ipfs hash
-        this.network = { host: host, port: port, name: 'TODO: network name' }
-        resolve();
-      }).catch((e) => {
-        logger.warn("Couldn't connect to Pubsub:", e.message);
+        return;
+      })
+      .catch((e) => {
+        logger.warn("Couldn't connect to Pubsub: " + e.message);
         if(!allowOffline) {
           logger.debug("'allowOffline' set to false, terminating");
           this._pubsub.disconnect();
-          reject(e);
-          return;
+          throw e;
         }
         this.user = { username: username, id: username } // TODO: user id from ipfs hash
-        this.network = { host: host, port: port, name: 'TODO: network name' }
-        resolve();
+        return;
       });
-    });
   }
 }
 
 class OrbitClientFactory {
-  static connect(host, port, username, password, ipfs, options) {
-    const createClient =(ipfs) => {
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const client = new OrbitDB(ipfs, options);
-        client._connect(host, port, username, password, options.allowOffline)
-          .then(() => resolve(client))
-          .catch(reject);
-      });
-    }
-
-    options = options ? options : {};
+  static connect(network, username, password, ipfs, options) {
+    if(!options) options = { allowOffline: false };
 
     if(!ipfs) {
       logger.error("IPFS instance not provided");
       throw new Error("IPFS instance not provided");
     }
 
-    return createClient(ipfs);
+    const client = new OrbitDB(ipfs, options);
+    return client._connect(network, username, password, options.allowOffline)
+      .then(() => client)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/client.test.js b/test/client.test.js
index e640468..b62cd95 100644
--- a/test/client.test.js
+++ b/test/client.test.js
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ const async   = require('asyncawait/async');
 const await   = require('asyncawait/await');
 const ipfsd   = require('ipfsd-ctl');
 const OrbitDB = require('../src/OrbitDB');
+const OrbitServer = require('orbit-server/src/server');
 
 // Mute logging
 require('logplease').setLogLevel('ERROR');
 
 // Orbit
+const network = 'QmYPobvobKsyoCKTw476yTui611XABf927KxUPCf4gRLRr'; // network.json
 const username = 'testrunner';
 const password = '';
-const ipfsPath = '/tmp/orbittests';
 
 const startIpfs = () => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    // OrbitServer.start();
     ipfsd.disposableApi((err, ipfs) => {
       if(err) console.error(err);
       resolve(ipfs);
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Orbit Client', function() {
   this.timeout(30000);
 
   let ipfs, client, client2, db;
-  let channel = 'abcdefgh';
+  let channel = 'abcdefghijklmn';
   const cacheFile = path.join(process.cwd(), '/test', 'orbit-db-test-cache.json');
 
   before(async(function (done) {
@@ -44,10 +46,12 @@ describe('Orbit Client', function() {
 
     try {
       ipfs = await(startIpfs());
-      client = await(OrbitDB.connect('localhost', 3333, username, password, ipfs, { allowOffline: true }));
-      client2 = await(OrbitDB.connect('localhost', 3333, username + "2", password, ipfs, { allowOffline: true }));
+      const networkFile = await(ipfs.add('./test/network.json'))
+      assert.equal(networkFile[0].Hash, network);
+      client = await(OrbitDB.connect(network, username, password, ipfs, { allowOffline: true }));
+      client2 = await(OrbitDB.connect(network, username + "2", password, ipfs, { allowOffline: true }));
     } catch(e) {
-      console.log(e);
+      console.log(e.stack);
       assert.equal(e, null);
     }
 
@@ -622,12 +626,14 @@ describe('Orbit Client', function() {
     it('syncs databases', async((done) => {
       const db2 = await(client2.kvstore(channel, { subscribe: false }));
       db2.delete();
+      db2.events.on('data', async((dbname, hash) => {
+        await(db.sync(hash))
+        const value = db.get('key1');
+        assert.equal(value, 'hello2');
+        done();
+      }));
       await(db.put('key1', 'hello1'));
       await(db2.put('key1', 'hello2'));
-      await(db.sync('QmNtELU2N3heY9cFgRuLWavgov7NTXibNyZCxcTCYjw1TM'))
-      const value = db.get('key1');
-      assert.equal(value, 'hello2');
-      done();
     }));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/counterdb.test.js b/test/counterdb.test.js
index cc33218..24354d1 100644
--- a/test/counterdb.test.js
+++ b/test/counterdb.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const OrbitServer = require('orbit-server/src/server');
 // Mute logging
 require('logplease').setLogLevel('ERROR');
 
+const network = 'QmYPobvobKsyoCKTw476yTui611XABf927KxUPCf4gRLRr'; // network.json
 const username  = 'testrunner';
 const username2 = 'rennurtset';
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ const ipfsPath = '/tmp/orbittests';
 const startIpfs = () => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     OrbitServer.start();
+    ipfsd.disposableApi((err, ipfs) => {
+      if(err) reject(err);
+      resolve(ipfs);
+    });
     // ipfsd.local(ipfsPath, (err, node) => {
     //   if(err) reject(err);
     //   node.startDaemon((err, ipfs) => {
@@ -25,10 +30,6 @@ const startIpfs = () => {
     //     resolve(ipfs);
     //   });
     // });
-    ipfsd.disposableApi((err, ipfs) => {
-      if(err) reject(err);
-      resolve(ipfs);
-    });
   });
 };
 
@@ -39,19 +40,26 @@ describe('CounterStore', function() {
 
   before((done) => {
     rimraf.sync('./orbit-db-cache.json')
-    startIpfs().then((res) => {
-      ipfs = res;
-      Promise.map([username, username2], (login) => {
-        return OrbitDB.connect('localhost', 3333, login, '', ipfs, { allowOffline: false, cacheFile: './orbit-db-cache.json' });
-      }).then((clients) => {
-        client1 = clients[0];
-        client2 = clients[1];
-        done();
-      }).catch((e) => {
-        console.log(e.stack);
-        assert.equal(e, null);
-      });
-    });
+    startIpfs()
+      .then((res) => {
+        ipfs = res;
+        return Promise.map([username, username2], (login) => {
+          return OrbitDB.connect(network, login, '', ipfs, { allowOffline: false, cacheFile: './orbit-db-cache.json' });
+        }).then((clients) => {
+          client1 = clients[0];
+          client2 = clients[1];
+          return;
+        }).catch((e) => {
+          console.log(e.stack);
+          assert.equal(e, null);
+        });
+      })
+      .then(() => ipfs.add('./test/network.json'))
+      .then((networkFile)=> {
+        assert.equal(networkFile[0].Hash, network);
+        return;
+      })
+      .then(done)
   });
 
   after((done) => {
diff --git a/test/network.json b/test/network.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08a8be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/network.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "localhost dev network",
+  "publishers": [
+    "localhost:3333"
+  ]
+}
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