diff --git a/bws.js b/bws.js
index 271cafe..b0e5247 100755
--- a/bws.js
+++ b/bws.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var start = function() {
   });
 };
 
-if (config.cluster && (!config.storageOpts.multiLevel || !config.lockOpts.lockerServer))
-  throw 'When running in cluster mode, multilevel and locker server need to be configured';
+if (config.cluster && !config.lockOpts.lockerServer)
+  throw 'When running in cluster mode, locker server need to be configured';
 
 start();
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 1507220..b31a895 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var config = {
   basePath: '/bws/api',
   disableLogs: false,
-  port: 3232, 
+  port: 3232,
   // Uncomment to make BWS a forking server
   // cluster: true,
   // Uncomment to use the nr of availalbe CPUs
@@ -12,19 +12,17 @@ var config = {
   // certificateFile: 'cert.pem',
 
   storageOpts: {
-    dbPath: './db',
-    // Uncomment to use multilevel server
-     // multiLevel: {
-     //   host: 'localhost',
-     //   port: 3230,
-     // },
+    mongoDb: {
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 27017,
+    },
   },
   lockOpts: {
     //  To use locker-server, uncomment this:
-     // lockerServer: {
-     //   host: 'localhost',
-     //   port: 3231,
-     // },
+    // lockerServer: {
+    //   host: 'localhost',
+    //   port: 3231,
+    // },
   },
   blockchainExplorerOpts: {
     livenet: {
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 9f61da4..2d5a8c6 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ WalletService.onNotification = function(func) {
 WalletService.initialize = function(opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
   lock = opts.lock || new Lock(opts.lockOpts);
-  storage = opts.storage || new Storage(opts.storageOpts);
+  // TODO: This method needs to be async
+  storage = opts.storage || new Storage().connect(opts.storageOpts, function() {});
   blockchainExplorer = opts.blockchainExplorer;
   blockchainExplorerOpts = opts.blockchainExplorerOpts;
   initialized = true;
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
index 19fe047..f7105e4 100644
--- a/lib/storage.js
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -19,21 +19,27 @@ var collections = {
   NOTIFICATIONS: 'notifications',
 };
 
-var Storage = function(opts) {
+var Storage = function() {};
+
+Storage.prototype.connect = function(opts, cb) {
+  var self = this;
+
   opts = opts || {};
   this.db = opts.db;
 
-  if (!this.db) {
-    var url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/bws';
-    mongodb.MongoClient.connect(url, function(err, db) {
-      if (err) {
-        log.error('Unable to connect to the mongoDB server. Error:', err);
-        return;
-      }
-      this.db = db;
-      console.log('Connection established to ', url);
-    });
-  }
+  if (this.db) return cb();
+
+  var config = opts.mongoDb || {};
+  var url = 'mongodb://' + (config.host || 'localhost') + ':' + (config.port ||  27017) + '/bws';
+  mongodb.MongoClient.connect(url, function(err, db) {
+    if (err) {
+      log.error('Unable to connect to the mongoDB server.');
+      return cb(err);
+    }
+    self.db = db;
+    console.log('Connection established to ', url);
+    return cb();
+  });
 };
 
 Storage.prototype.fetchWallet = function(id, cb) {
diff --git a/multilevel/clientMultilevel.js b/multilevel/clientMultilevel.js
deleted file mode 100755
index f2d028a..0000000
--- a/multilevel/clientMultilevel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-var multilevel = require('multilevel');
-var net = require('net');
-var moment = require('moment');
-
-var PORT = 3230;
-
-var otherDate;
-
-//trying to parse optional parameter to get stats on any given date
-try {
-  otherDate = process.argv[2] && moment(process.argv[2]).isValid() ? moment(process.argv[2]) : null;
-} catch (e) {
-  console.log('Enter the date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.');
-}
-
-var db = multilevel.client();
-var con = net.connect(PORT);
-con.pipe(db.createRpcStream()).pipe(con);
-
-
-var Today = otherDate || moment();
-var TotalTx = 0;
-var TotalAmount = 0;
-var TotalNewWallets = 0;
-
-var IsToday = function(date) {
-  if (!date) return false;
-  var date = moment(date * 1000);
-  return (date >= Today.startOf('day') && date <= Today.endOf('day'));
-}
-
-var TotalTxpForToday = function(data) {
-  if (!data) return;
-  if (data.key.indexOf('!txp!') < 0) return;
-  if (!data.value || !IsToday(data.value.createdOn)) return;
-  TotalTx++;
-  TotalAmount = TotalAmount + data.value.amount;
-};
-
-var TotalNewWalletForToday = function(data) {
-  if (!data) return;
-  if (data.key.indexOf('!main') < 0) return;
-  if (!data.value || !IsToday(data.value.createdOn)) return;
-  TotalNewWallets++;
-};
-
-var PrintStats = function() {
-  console.log('Stats for date : ', Today.format("YYYY-MM-DD"));
-  console.log('New wallets : ', TotalNewWallets);
-  console.log('Total tx  : ', TotalTx);
-  console.log('Total amount in tx (satoshis) : ', TotalAmount);
-};
-
-var ProcessData = function(data) {
-  TotalTxpForToday(data);
-  TotalNewWalletForToday(data);
-};
-
-// streams 
-db.createReadStream().on('data', function(data) {
-  ProcessData(data);
-}).on('error', function(err) {
-  console.log('Error : ', err);
-  process.exit(code = 1);
-}).on('close', function() {
-  PrintStats();
-  process.exit(code = 0);
-});
diff --git a/multilevel/multilevel.js b/multilevel/multilevel.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 742638a..0000000
--- a/multilevel/multilevel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-var multilevel = require('multilevel');
-var net = require('net');
-var level = require('levelup');
-
-var db = level('./db', {
-  valueEncoding: 'json'
-});
-var HOST = 'localhost';
-var PORT = 3230;
-
-
-console.log('Server started at port ' + PORT + '...');
-net.createServer(function(con) {
-  con.pipe(multilevel.server(db)).pipe(con);
-}).listen(PORT, HOST);
diff --git a/test/integration/server.js b/test/integration/server.js
index 1017c08..5a0140e 100644
--- a/test/integration/server.js
+++ b/test/integration/server.js
@@ -244,17 +244,20 @@ function closeDb(cb) {
 describe('Wallet service', function() {
   beforeEach(function(done) {
     openDb(function() {
-      storage = new Storage({
+      storage = new Storage();
+      storage.connect({
         db: db
-      });
-      blockchainExplorer = sinon.stub();
+      }, function(err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        blockchainExplorer = sinon.stub();
 
-      WalletService.initialize({
-        storage: storage,
-        blockchainExplorer: blockchainExplorer,
+        WalletService.initialize({
+          storage: storage,
+          blockchainExplorer: blockchainExplorer,
+        });
+        helpers.offset = 0;
+        done();
       });
-      helpers.offset = 0;
-      done();
     });
   });
   after(function(done) {
@@ -3055,18 +3058,21 @@ describe('Blockchain monitor', function() {
     sinon.stub(BlockchainMonitor.prototype, '_getAddressSubscriber').onFirstCall().returns(addressSubscriber);
 
     openDb(function() {
-      storage = new Storage({
+      storage = new Storage();
+      storage.connect({
         db: db
-      });
-      blockchainExplorer = sinon.stub();
+      }, function(err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        blockchainExplorer = sinon.stub();
 
-      WalletService.initialize({
-        storage: storage,
-        blockchainExplorer: blockchainExplorer,
-      });
-      helpers.offset = 0;
+        WalletService.initialize({
+          storage: storage,
+          blockchainExplorer: blockchainExplorer,
+        });
+        helpers.offset = 0;
 
-      done();
+        done();
+      });
     });
   });
   afterEach(function() {
diff --git a/test/storage.js b/test/storage.js
index e2ed216..1748f58 100644
--- a/test/storage.js
+++ b/test/storage.js
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ describe('Storage', function() {
   beforeEach(function(done) {
     initDb(function(err, db) {
       should.not.exist(err);
-      storage = new Storage({
+      storage = new Storage();
+      storage.connect({
         db: db
+      }, function(err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        done();
       });
-      done();
     });
   });
   describe('Store & fetch wallet', function() {