diff --git a/config/database.yml.default b/config/database.yml.default
index 06bfae01..f8121488 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.default
+++ b/config/database.yml.default
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
-development:
+default: &default
   min_messages: WARNING
   adapter: postgresql
   host: 127.0.0.1
   port: 5432
   encoding: unicode
-  database: metamap002_development
   pool: 5
   username: postgres
-  password: "3112"
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+  password: "3112"
+
+development:
+  <<: *default
+  database: metamap002_development
+
+test:
+  <<: *default
+  database: metamap002_test
+
+production:
+  <<: *default
+  database: metamap002_production