diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index f4198429..2385aecb 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@ object c3p0 extends RootModule with JavaModule with PublishModule {
         )
       )
     }
+    // just to give ourselves the command `$ mill -i test.scalamod.console`
+    object scalamod extends ScalaModule {
+      override def moduleDeps = Seq(c3p0.test)
+      override def scalaVersion = "3.3.1"
+      override def runClasspath = T{ c3p0.test.runClasspath() }
+      override def forkArgs = T { c3p0.test.forkArgs() }
+    }
   }
 
   override def pomSettings = T {
diff --git a/test/resources-local/c3p0.properties b/test/resources-local/c3p0.properties
index a21bb2bb..2be4a7af 100644
--- a/test/resources-local/c3p0.properties
+++ b/test/resources-local/c3p0.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 c3p0.testConnectionOnCheckout=true
 #c3p0.testConnectionOnCheckin=true
 #c3p0.dataSourceName=poop
-#c3p0.minPoolSize=10
+#c3p0.initialPoolSize=10
+#c3p0.minPoolSize=0
 #c3p0.maxPoolSize=40
 #c3p0.checkoutTimeout=2000
 #c3p0.connectionIsValidTimeout=5
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ c3p0.testConnectionOnCheckout=true
 #c3p0.idleConnectionTestPeriod=1
 #c3p0.maxConnectionAge=10
 #c3p0.maxIdleTime=2
-#c3p0.maxIdleTimeExcessConnections=1
+#c3p0.maxIdleTimeExcessConnections=60
 #c3p0.propertyCycle=1
 #c3p0.numHelperThreads=10
 #c3p0.unreturnedConnectionTimeout=15
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ c3p0.testConnectionOnCheckout=true
 #c3p0.taskRunnerFactoryClassName=com.mchange.v2.c3p0.FixedThreadPoolExecutorTaskRunnerFactory
 #c3p0.taskRunnerFactoryClassName=com.mchange.v2.c3p0.loom.VirtualThreadPerTaskExecutorTaskRunnerFactory
 
-#c3p0.jdbcUrl=
+#c3p0.jdbcUrl=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/c3p0
 #c3p0.driverClass=
 #c3p0.user=
 #c3p0.password=