diff --git a/bootstrap_test.go b/bootstrap_test.go
index 8d77f81..10baf83 100644
--- a/bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/bootstrap_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package txdb_test
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,12 @@ const (
 
 // bootstrap bootstraps the database with the nfor tests.
 func bootstrap(t *testing.T, driver, dsn string) {
-	db, err := sql.Open(driver, dsn)
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to parse dsn %q: %s", dsn, err)
+	}
+	parsed.Path = "" // Remove the database name from the DSN
+	db, err := sql.Open(driver, parsed.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}