diff --git a/docs/root/source/contributing/cross-project-policies/code-of-conduct.md b/docs/root/source/contributing/cross-project-policies/code-of-conduct.md
index 5667f9d..729131e 100644
--- a/docs/root/source/contributing/cross-project-policies/code-of-conduct.md
+++ b/docs/root/source/contributing/cross-project-policies/code-of-conduct.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
 when an individual is representing the project or its community.
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior directed at yourself or another community member may be
-reported by contacting a project maintainer at [contact@planetmint.com](mailto:contact@planetmint.com). All
+reported by contacting a project maintainer at [mail@planetmint.io](mailto:contact@planetmint.io). All
 complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
 is appropriate to the circumstances. Maintainers are
 obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an
diff --git a/planetmint/backend/__init__.py b/planetmint/backend/__init__.py
index 1468dc7..4f3e4fd 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ configuration or the ``PLANETMINT_DATABASE_BACKEND`` environment variable.
 
 # Include the backend interfaces
 from planetmint.backend import schema, query, convert  # noqa
-from planetmint.backend.connection import connect, Connection
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
diff --git a/planetmint/backend/connection.py b/planetmint/backend/connection.py
index 41f91af..494e86d 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/connection.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/connection.py
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ class Connection(metaclass=DBSingleton):
     from and implements this class.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, host=None, port=None, dbname=None,
-                 connection_timeout=None, max_tries=None,
-                 **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, host: str =None, port: int = None, login: str = None, password: str = None, backend: str = None,
+                 connection_timeout: int = None, max_tries: int = None, **kwargs):
         """Create a new :class:`~.Connection` instance.
         Args:
             host (str): the host to connect to.
@@ -110,23 +109,102 @@ class Connection(metaclass=DBSingleton):
             **kwargs: arbitrary keyword arguments provided by the
                 configuration's ``database`` settings
         """
-
         dbconf = Config().get()['database']
 
-        self.host = host or dbconf['host']
-        self.port = port or dbconf['port']
-        self.dbname = dbname or dbconf['name']
-        self.connection_timeout = connection_timeout if connection_timeout is not None \
-            else dbconf['connection_timeout']
+        self.connection_timeout = connection_timeout if connection_timeout is not None else Config().get()["database"]
         self.max_tries = max_tries if max_tries is not None else dbconf['max_tries']
         self.max_tries_counter = range(self.max_tries) if self.max_tries != 0 else repeat(0)
-        self._conn = None
+        self.conn = None
 
-    @property
-    def conn(self):
-        if self._conn is None:
-            self.connect()
-        return self._conn
+        try:
+            backend = backend
+            if not backend and kwargs and kwargs.get("backend"):
+                backend = kwargs["backend"]
+
+            if backend and backend != Config().get()["database"]["backend"]:
+                Config().init_config(backend)
+            else:
+                backend = Config().get()["database"]["backend"]
+        except KeyError:
+            logger.info("Backend {} not supported".format(backend))
+            raise ConfigurationError
+
+        if(self.conn is None):
+            try:
+                self.connect(host=host, port=port, login=login, password=password, backend=backend, kwargs=kwargs)
+            except tarantool.error.NetworkError as network_err:
+                print(f"Host {host}:{port} can't be reached.\n{network_err}")
+                raise network_err
+
+    def connect(self, host: str = None, port: int = None, login: str = None, password: str = None, backend: str = None, **kwargs):
+        """Try to connect to the database.
+        Raises:
+            :exc:`~ConnectionError`: If the connection to the database
+                fails.
+        """
+        for attempt in self.max_tries_counter:
+            if (self.conn is None):                    
+                try:
+                    modulepath, _, class_name = BACKENDS[backend].rpartition('.')
+                    Class = getattr(import_module(modulepath), class_name)
+                    self.conn = Class(host=host, port=port, login=login, password=password, kwargs=kwargs)
+                    break
+                except ConnectionError as exc:
+                    logger.warning('Attempt %s/%s. Connection to %s:%s failed after %sms.',
+                                attempt, self.max_tries if self.max_tries != 0 else '∞',
+                                host, port, self.connection_timeout)
+                    if attempt == self.max_tries:
+                        logger.critical('Cannot connect to the Database. Giving up.')
+                        raise ConnectionError() from exc
+                    else:
+                        break
+        return self.conn
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Try to close connection to database.
+        Raises:
+            :exc:`~ConnectionError`: If the closing connection to the database
+                fails.
+        """
+        for attempt in self.max_tries_counter:
+            if (self.conn is not None):                    
+                try:
+                    self.conn.close()
+                    self.conn = None
+                    break
+                except ConnectionError as exc:
+                    logger.warning('Attempt %s/%s. Close Connection to %s:%s failed after %sms.',
+                                attempt, self.max_tries if self.max_tries != 0 else '∞',
+                                self.conn.host, self.conn.port, self.connection_timeout)
+                    if attempt == self.max_tries:
+                        logger.critical('Cannot close connection to the Database. Giving up.')
+                        raise ConnectionError() from exc
+                    else:
+                        break
+
+
+class DBConnection():
+
+    def __init__(self, host: str = None, port: int = None, login: str = None, password: str = None, **kwargs):
+        """Create a new :class:`~.DBConnection` instance.
+        Args:
+            host (str): the host to connect to.
+            port (int): the port to connect to.
+            dbname (str): the name of the database to use.
+            connection_timeout (int, optional): the milliseconds to wait
+                until timing out the database connection attempt.
+                Defaults to 5000ms.
+            max_tries (int, optional): how many tries before giving up,
+                if 0 then try forever. Defaults to 3.
+            **kwargs: arbitrary keyword arguments provided by the
+                configuration's ``database`` settings
+        """
+        dbconf = Config().get()['database']
+
+        self.host = host or dbconf["host"] if not kwargs.get("host") else kwargs["host"]
+        self.port = port or dbconf['port'] if not kwargs.get("port") else kwargs["port"]
+        self.login = login or dbconf['login'] if not kwargs.get("login") else kwargs["login"]
+        self.password = password or dbconf['password'] if not kwargs.get("password") else kwargs["password"]
 
     def run(self, query):
         """Run a query.
@@ -149,18 +227,12 @@ class Connection(metaclass=DBSingleton):
             :exc:`~ConnectionError`: If the connection to the database
                 fails.
         """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
 
-        attempt = 0
-        for i in self.max_tries_counter:
-            attempt += 1
-            try:
-                self._conn = self._connect()
-            except ConnectionError as exc:
-                logger.warning('Attempt %s/%s. Connection to %s:%s failed after %sms.',
-                               attempt, self.max_tries if self.max_tries != 0 else '∞',
-                               self.host, self.port, self.connection_timeout)
-                if attempt == self.max_tries:
-                    logger.critical('Cannot connect to the Database. Giving up.')
-                    raise ConnectionError() from exc
-            else:
-                break
+    def close(self):
+        """Try to close connection to the database.
+        Raises:
+            :exc:`~ConnectionError`: If the connection to the database
+                fails.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/connection.py b/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/connection.py
index 1216010..788d0a2 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/connection.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/connection.py
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ from planetmint.backend.exceptions import (DuplicateKeyError,
                                            ConnectionError)
 from planetmint.transactions.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 from planetmint.utils import Lazy
-from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
+from planetmint.backend.connection import DBConnection, _kwargs_parser
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-class LocalMongoDBConnection(Connection):
+class LocalMongoDBConnection(DBConnection):
 
-    def __init__(self, replicaset=None, ssl=None, login=None, password=None,
-                 ca_cert=None, certfile=None, keyfile=None,
-                 keyfile_passphrase=None, crlfile=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, host: str =None, port: int = None, login: str = None, password: str = None, **kwargs):
         """Create a new Connection instance.
 
         Args:
@@ -31,16 +29,23 @@ class LocalMongoDBConnection(Connection):
                 configuration's ``database`` settings
         """
 
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self.replicaset = replicaset or Config().get()['database']['replicaset']
-        self.ssl = ssl if ssl is not None else Config().get()['database']['ssl']
-        self.login = login or Config().get()['database']['login']
-        self.password = password or Config().get()['database']['password']
-        self.ca_cert = ca_cert or Config().get()['database']['ca_cert']
-        self.certfile = certfile or Config().get()['database']['certfile']
-        self.keyfile = keyfile or Config().get()['database']['keyfile']
-        self.keyfile_passphrase = keyfile_passphrase or Config().get()['database']['keyfile_passphrase']
-        self.crlfile = crlfile or Config().get()['database']['crlfile']
+        super().__init__(host=host, port=port, login=login, password=password, **kwargs)
+
+        dbconf = Config().get()['database']
+        self.dbname = _kwargs_parser(key="name", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['name']
+        self.replicaset = _kwargs_parser(key="replicaset", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['replicaset']
+        self.ssl = _kwargs_parser(key="ssl", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['ssl']
+        
+        self.ca_cert = _kwargs_parser(key="ca_cert", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['ca_cert']
+        self.certfile = _kwargs_parser(key="certfile", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['certfile']
+        self.keyfile = _kwargs_parser(key="keyfile", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['keyfile']
+        self.keyfile_passphrase = _kwargs_parser(key="keyfile_passphrase", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf[
+            'keyfile_passphrase']
+        self.crlfile = _kwargs_parser(key="crlfile", kwargs=kwargs) or dbconf['crlfile']
+        self.max_tries = _kwargs_parser(key="max_tries", kwargs=kwargs)
+        self.connection_timeout = _kwargs_parser(key="connection_timeout", kwargs=kwargs)
+        self.conn = self.connect()
+
         if not self.ssl:
             self.ssl = False
         if not self.keyfile_passphrase:
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ class LocalMongoDBConnection(Connection):
             print(f'DETAILS: {exc.details}')
             raise OperationError from exc
 
-    def _connect(self):
+    def connect(self):
         """Try to connect to the database.
 
         Raises:
@@ -127,11 +132,18 @@ class LocalMongoDBConnection(Connection):
 
         except (pymongo.errors.ConnectionFailure,
                 pymongo.errors.OperationFailure) as exc:
-            logger.info('Exception in _connect(): {}'.format(exc))
+            logger.info('Exception in connect(): {}'.format(exc))
             raise ConnectionError(str(exc)) from exc
         except pymongo.errors.ConfigurationError as exc:
             raise ConfigurationError from exc
 
+    def close(self):
+        try:
+            self.conn.close()
+            self.conn = None
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.info('Exception in planetmint.backend.localmongodb.close(): {}'.format(exc))
+            raise ConnectionError(str(exc)) from exc
 
 MONGO_OPTS = {
     'socketTimeoutMS': 20000,
diff --git a/planetmint/backend/schema.py b/planetmint/backend/schema.py
index 7204ea8..7135a0b 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/schema.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/schema.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from functools import singledispatch
 import logging
 
 from planetmint.config import Config
-from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
 from planetmint.transactions.common.exceptions import ValidationError
 from planetmint.transactions.common.utils import (
     validate_all_values_for_key_in_obj, validate_all_values_for_key_in_list)
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ def init_database(connection=None, dbname=None):
             configuration.
     """
 
-    connection = connection or connect()
+    connection = connection or Connection().conn
+    print("=========================================", connection.__class__, "=========================================================")
     dbname = dbname or Config().get()['database']['name']
 
     create_database(connection, dbname)
diff --git a/planetmint/backend/tarantool/connection.py b/planetmint/backend/tarantool/connection.py
index cc6ba8d..e421a85 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/tarantool/connection.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/tarantool/connection.py
@@ -9,27 +9,27 @@ import tarantool
 from planetmint.config import Config
 from planetmint.transactions.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 from planetmint.utils import Lazy
-from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
+from planetmint.backend.connection import DBConnection
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TarantoolDBConnection(Connection):
+class TarantoolDBConnection(DBConnection):
     def __init__(
         self,
         host: str = "localhost",
         port: int = 3303,
-        user: str = None,
+        login: str = None,
         password: str = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         try:
-            super().__init__(**kwargs)
-            self.host = host
-            self.port = port
-            # TODO add user support later on
-            self.init_path = Config().get()["database"]["init_config"]["absolute_path"]
-            self.drop_path = Config().get()["database"]["drop_config"]["absolute_path"]
+            super().__init__(host=host, port=port, login=login, password=password, **kwargs)
+
+            dbconf = Config().get()["database"]
+            self.init_path = dbconf["init_config"]["absolute_path"]
+            self.drop_path = dbconf["drop_config"]["absolute_path"]
+            self.conn = self.connect()
             self.SPACE_NAMES = [
                 "abci_chains",
                 "assets",
@@ -60,9 +60,17 @@ class TarantoolDBConnection(Connection):
             f.close()
         return "".join(execute).encode()
 
-    def _connect(self):
+    def connect(self):
         return tarantool.connect(host=self.host, port=self.port)
 
+    def close(self):
+        try:
+            self.conn.close()
+            self.conn = None
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.info('Exception in planetmint.backend.tarantool.close(): {}'.format(exc))
+            raise ConnectionError(str(exc)) from exc
+
     def get_space(self, space_name: str):
         return self.conn.space(space_name)
 
diff --git a/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py b/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
index f3da72d..e0827d8 100644
--- a/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
+++ b/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ def run_drop(args):
         if response != 'y':
             return
 
-    from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
-    conn = connect()
+    from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
+    conn = Connection().conn
     try:
         schema.drop_database(conn)
     except DatabaseDoesNotExist:
diff --git a/planetmint/lib.py b/planetmint/lib.py
index c8f1e05..b93162d 100644
--- a/planetmint/lib.py
+++ b/planetmint/lib.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ MongoDB.
 import logging
 from collections import namedtuple
 from uuid import uuid4
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
 
 import rapidjson
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class Planetmint(object):
             self.validation = config_utils.load_validation_plugin(validationPlugin)
         else:
             self.validation = BaseValidationRules
-        self.connection = connection if connection is not None else planetmint.backend.connect()
+        self.connection = connection if connection is not None else Connection().conn
 
     def post_transaction(self, transaction, mode):
         """Submit a valid transaction to the mempool."""
diff --git a/tests/backend/tarantool/conftest.py b/tests/backend/tarantool/conftest.py
index 83cad05..e197499 100644
--- a/tests/backend/tarantool/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/backend/tarantool/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
 
 
 #
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def db_conn():
-    conn = connect()
+    conn = Connection().conn
     return conn
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_connection.py b/tests/backend/test_connection.py
index e2d8a85..e7b09b4 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_connection.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import pytest
 
 def test_get_connection_raises_a_configuration_error(monkeypatch):
     from planetmint.transactions.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
-    from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
+    from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
     with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
-        connect('localhost', '1337', 'mydb', 'password', 'msaccess')
+        Connection().connect('localhost', '1337', 'mydb', 'password', 'msaccess')
 
     with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
         # We need to force a misconfiguration here
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ def test_get_connection_raises_a_configuration_error(monkeypatch):
                             {'catsandra':
                              'planetmint.backend.meowmeow.Catsandra'})
 
-        connect('localhost', '1337', 'mydb', 'password', 'catsandra')
+        Connection().connect('localhost', '1337', 'mydb', 'password', 'catsandra')
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_commands.py b/tests/commands/test_commands.py
index e3c4563..8490487 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_commands.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import pytest
 from planetmint.config import Config
 from planetmint import ValidatorElection
 from planetmint.commands.planetmint import run_election_show
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
 from planetmint.transactions.types.elections.election import Election
 from planetmint.lib import Block
 from planetmint.transactions.types.elections.chain_migration_election import ChainMigrationElection
@@ -93,9 +94,7 @@ def test__run_init(mocker):
     init_db_mock = mocker.patch(
         'planetmint.backend.tarantool.connection.TarantoolDBConnection.init_database')
 
-    from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
-
-    conn = connect()
+    conn = Connection().conn
     conn.init_database()
 
     init_db_mock.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3fc445d..dff6bc8 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import codecs
 from collections import namedtuple
 from logging import getLogger
 from logging.config import dictConfig
-from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
+from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
 from planetmint.backend.tarantool.connection import TarantoolDBConnection
 
 import pytest
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _setup_database(_configure_planetmint):  # TODO Here is located setup databa
 
     print('Initializing test db')
     dbname = Config().get()['database']['name']
-    conn = connect()
+    conn = Connection().conn
 
     _drop_db(conn, dbname)
     schema.init_database(conn, dbname)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _setup_database(_configure_planetmint):  # TODO Here is located setup databa
     yield
 
     print('Deleting `{}` database'.format(dbname))
-    conn = connect()
+    conn = Connection().conn
     _drop_db(conn, dbname)
 
     print('Finished deleting `{}`'.format(dbname))
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def _bdb(_setup_database, _configure_planetmint):
     from planetmint.models import Transaction
     from .utils import flush_db
     from planetmint.config import Config
-    conn = connect()
+    conn = Connection().conn
     yield
     dbname = Config().get()['database']['name']
     flush_db(conn, dbname)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def db_name(db_config):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def db_conn():
-    return connect()
+    return Connection().conn
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py b/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
index aaa21d9..9e440e3 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_filter_unspent_outputs(b, user_pk, user_sk):
 
 def test_outputs_query_key_order(b, user_pk, user_sk, user2_pk, user2_sk):
     from planetmint import backend
-    from planetmint.backend.connection import connect
+    from planetmint.backend.connection import Connection
     from planetmint.backend import query
 
     tx1 = Create.generate([user_pk],
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def test_outputs_query_key_order(b, user_pk, user_sk, user2_pk, user2_sk):
 
     # clean the transaction, metdata and asset collection
     # conn = connect()
-    connection = connect()
+    connection = Connection().conn
     # conn.run(conn.collection('transactions').delete_many({}))
     # conn.run(conn.collection('metadata').delete_many({}))
     # conn.run(conn.collection('assets').delete_many({}))
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 621b90e..fe6d11b 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -68,15 +68,16 @@ def test_bigchain_class_default_initialization(config):
 
 def test_bigchain_class_initialization_with_parameters():
     from planetmint import Planetmint
-    from planetmint.backend import connect
+    from planetmint.backend import Connection
     from planetmint.validation import BaseValidationRules
+    
     init_db_kwargs = {
         'backend': 'localmongodb',
         'host': 'this_is_the_db_host',
         'port': 12345,
         'name': 'this_is_the_db_name',
     }
-    connection = connect(**init_db_kwargs)
+    connection = Connection(**init_db_kwargs).conn
     planet = Planetmint(connection=connection)
     assert planet.connection == connection
     assert planet.connection.host == init_db_kwargs['host']