diff --git a/test/db.js b/test/db.js
index ea927743..c5a96c9c 100644
--- a/test/db.js
+++ b/test/db.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const stations = require('db-stations/full.json')
+const {full: readStations} = require('db-stations')
 const a = require('assert')
 const tapePromise = require('tape-promise').default
 const tape = require('tape')
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ const testArrivals = require('./lib/arrivals')
 const testJourneysWithDetour = require('./lib/journeys-with-detour')
 const testReachableFrom = require('./lib/reachable-from')
 
+const stations = []
+const pStations = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+	readStations()
+	.once('error', reject)
+	.once('end', () => resolve())
+	.on('data', station => stations.push(station))
+})
+
 const isObj = o => o !== null && 'object' === typeof o && !Array.isArray(o)
 
 const when = createWhen('Europe/Berlin', 'de-DE')
@@ -88,6 +96,8 @@ const blnJannowitzbrücke = '8089019'
 const potsdamHbf = '8012666'
 
 test('journeys – Berlin Schwedter Str. to München Hbf', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const res = await client.journeys(blnSchwedterStr, münchenHbf, {
 		results: 4,
 		departure: when,
@@ -124,6 +134,8 @@ test('journeys – fails with no product', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Berlin Schwedter Str. to Torfstraße 17', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const torfstr = {
 		type: 'location',
 		address: 'Torfstraße 17',
@@ -146,6 +158,8 @@ test('Berlin Schwedter Str. to Torfstraße 17', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Berlin Schwedter Str. to ATZE Musiktheater', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const atze = {
 		type: 'location',
 		id: '991598902',
@@ -170,6 +184,8 @@ test('Berlin Schwedter Str. to ATZE Musiktheater', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('journeys: via works – with detour', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	// Going from Westhafen to Wedding via Württembergalle without detour
 	// is currently impossible. We check if the routing engine computes a detour.
 	const res = await client.journeys(westhafen, wedding, {
@@ -192,6 +208,8 @@ test('journeys: via works – with detour', async (t) => {
 // todo: without detour
 
 test('earlier/later journeys, Jungfernheide -> München Hbf', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	await testEarlierLaterJourneys({
 		test: t,
 		fetchJourneys: client.journeys,
@@ -205,6 +223,8 @@ test('earlier/later journeys, Jungfernheide -> München Hbf', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test.skip('journeys – leg cycle & alternatives', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	await testLegCycleAlternatives({
 		test: t,
 		fetchJourneys: client.journeys,
@@ -215,6 +235,8 @@ test.skip('journeys – leg cycle & alternatives', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('refreshJourney', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	await testRefreshJourney({
 		test: t,
 		fetchJourneys: client.journeys,
@@ -228,6 +250,8 @@ test('refreshJourney', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('trip details', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const res = await client.journeys(berlinHbf, münchenHbf, {
 		results: 1, departure: when
 	})
@@ -251,6 +275,8 @@ test('trip details', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('departures at Berlin Schwedter Str.', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const departures = await client.departures(blnSchwedterStr, {
 		duration: 5, when,
 		stopovers: true
@@ -266,6 +292,8 @@ test('departures at Berlin Schwedter Str.', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('departures with station object', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const deps = await client.departures({
 		type: 'station',
 		id: jungfernheide,
@@ -282,6 +310,8 @@ test('departures with station object', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('departures at Berlin Hbf in direction of Berlin Ostbahnhof', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	await testDeparturesInDirection({
 		test: t,
 		fetchDepartures: client.departures,
@@ -295,6 +325,8 @@ test('departures at Berlin Hbf in direction of Berlin Ostbahnhof', async (t) =>
 })
 
 test('departures without related stations', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	await testDeparturesWithoutRelatedStations({
 		test: t,
 		fetchDepartures: client.departures,
@@ -307,6 +339,8 @@ test('departures without related stations', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('arrivals at Berlin Schwedter Str.', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const arrivals = await client.arrivals(blnSchwedterStr, {
 		duration: 5, when,
 		stopovers: true
@@ -322,6 +356,8 @@ test('arrivals at Berlin Schwedter Str.', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('nearby Berlin Jungfernheide', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const nearby = await client.nearby({
 		type: 'location',
 		latitude: 52.530273,
@@ -346,6 +382,8 @@ test('nearby Berlin Jungfernheide', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('locations named Jungfernheide', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const locations = await client.locations('Jungfernheide', {
 		results: 10
 	})
@@ -360,6 +398,8 @@ test('locations named Jungfernheide', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('stop', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const s = await client.stop(regensburgHbf)
 
 	validate(t, s, ['stop', 'station'], 'stop')
@@ -378,6 +418,8 @@ test('line with additionalName', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test.skip('radar', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const vehicles = await client.radar({
 		north: 52.52411,
 		west: 13.41002,
@@ -392,6 +434,8 @@ test.skip('radar', async (t) => {
 })
 
 test('reachableFrom', async (t) => {
+	await pStations
+
 	const torfstr17 = {
 		type: 'location',
 		address: 'Torfstraße 17',