diff --git a/common.php b/common.php
index 07032c9..d2b8a40 100644
--- a/common.php
+++ b/common.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function Query($params = '')
 		// Create the database connection
 		$db = ( ! empty($params->user))
 			? new $dbtype($dsn, $params->user, $params->pass, $options)
-			: new $dbtype($dsn);
+			: new $dbtype($dsn, '', '', $options);
 	}
 	catch(Exception $e)
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/firebird/firebird_driver.php b/drivers/firebird/firebird_driver.php
index 0505894..2ff96f4 100644
--- a/drivers/firebird/firebird_driver.php
+++ b/drivers/firebird/firebird_driver.php
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ class Firebird extends DB_PDO {
 	 * @param string $dbpath
 	 * @param string $user
 	 * @param string $pass
+	 * @param array $options
 	 */
-	public function __construct($dbpath, $user='SYSDBA', $pass='masterkey')
+	public function __construct($dbpath, $user='SYSDBA', $pass='masterkey', $options = array())
 	{
-		$this->conn = fbird_connect($dbpath, $user, $pass, 'utf-8', 0);
+		if (isset($options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT]) && $options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] == TRUE)
+		{
+			$this->conn = fbird_pconnect($dbpath, $user, $pass, 'utf-8', 0);
+		}
+		else 
+		{
+			$this->conn = fbird_connect($dbpath, $user, $pass, 'utf-8', 0);	
+		}
 
 		// Throw an exception to make this match other pdo classes
 		if ( ! is_resource($this->conn)) throw new PDOException(fbird_errmsg());
diff --git a/tests/core/db_qb_test.php b/tests/core/db_qb_test.php
index e69bcd3..8bda322 100644
--- a/tests/core/db_qb_test.php
+++ b/tests/core/db_qb_test.php
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ abstract class QBTest extends Query_TestCase {
 
 	public function testUpdate()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->where('id', 4)
+		$query = $this->db->where('id', 7)
 			->update('create_test', array(
-				'id' => 4,
+				'id' => 7,
 				'key' => 'gogle',
 				'val' => 'non-word'
 			));
@@ -622,13 +622,13 @@ abstract class QBTest extends Query_TestCase {
 	public function testSetArrayUpdate()
 	{
 		$array = array(
-			'id' => 4,
+			'id' => 22,
 			'key' => 'gogle',
 			'val' => 'non-word'
 		);
 
 		$query = $this->db->set($array)
-			->where('id', 4)
+			->where('id', 22)
 			->update('create_test');
 
 		$this->assertIsA($query, 'PDOStatement');
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ abstract class QBTest extends Query_TestCase {
 
 	public function testWhereSetUpdate()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->where('id', 4)
-			->set('id', 4)
+		$query = $this->db->where('id', 36)
+			->set('id', 36)
 			->set('key', 'gogle')
 			->set('val', 'non-word')
 			->update('test');
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ abstract class QBTest extends Query_TestCase {
 
 	public function testDelete()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->delete('create_test', array('id' => 4));
+		$query = $this->db->delete('create_test', array('id' => 5));
 
 		$this->assertIsA($query, 'PDOStatement');
 	}
diff --git a/tests/databases/firebird/FirebirdQBTest.php b/tests/databases/firebird/FirebirdQBTest.php
index a473f50..0ad8aa4 100644
--- a/tests/databases/firebird/FirebirdQBTest.php
+++ b/tests/databases/firebird/FirebirdQBTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class FirebirdQBTest extends QBTest {
 	public function setUp()
 	{	
 		$dbpath = QTEST_DIR.QDS.'db_files'.QDS.'FB_TEST_DB.FDB';
+		
+		if ( ! function_exists('fbird_connect'))
+		{
+			$this->markTestSkipped('Firebird extension does not exist');
+		}
 
 		// test the query builder
 		$params = new Stdclass();
@@ -32,6 +37,8 @@ class FirebirdQBTest extends QBTest {
 		$params->user = 'sysdba';
 		$params->pass = 'masterkey';
 		$params->prefix = 'create_';
+		$params->options = array();
+		$params->options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = TRUE;
 		$this->db = Query($params);
 	}
 	
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ class FirebirdQBTest extends QBTest {
 		$params->host = 'localhost';
 		$params->user = 'sysdba';
 		$params->pass = 'masterkey';
-		$params->prefix = 'create_';
+		$params->prefix = '';
 		$f_conn = Query($params);
 	
 		$this->assertReference($f_conn, Query('fire'));
@@ -142,5 +149,4 @@ class FirebirdQBTest extends QBTest {
 		// Queries are equal because explain is not a keyword in Firebird
 		$this->assertEqual($res, $res2);
 	}
-
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/databases/mysql/MySQLQBTest.php b/tests/databases/mysql/MySQLQBTest.php
index 16349f0..6bed5c7 100644
--- a/tests/databases/mysql/MySQLQBTest.php
+++ b/tests/databases/mysql/MySQLQBTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class MySQLQBTest extends QBTest {
 			$params = json_decode(file_get_contents(QBASE_DIR . "test_config.json"));
 			$params = $params->mysql;
 			$params->type = "MySQL";
-			$params->prefix = "create_";;
+			$params->prefix = "create_";
+			$params->options = array();
+			$params->options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT]  = TRUE;
 		}
 		elseif (($var = getenv('CI'))) // Travis CI Connection Info
 		{
@@ -43,11 +45,6 @@ class MySQLQBTest extends QBTest {
 
 		$this->db = Query($params);
  	}
- 	
- 	public function testWhereSetUpdate() {}
- 	public function testDelete() {}
- 	public function testSetArrayUpdate() {}
- 	public function testUpdate() {}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLQBTest.php b/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLQBTest.php
index a176799..f301b60 100644
--- a/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLQBTest.php
+++ b/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLQBTest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class PgSQLQBTest extends QBTest {
  		// If the database isn't installed, skip the tests
 		if ( ! class_exists("PgSQL"))
 		{
-			$this->markTestSkipped();
+			$this->markTestSkipped("Postgres extension for PDO not loaded");
 		}
  		
  		// Attempt to connect, if there is a test config file
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class PgSQLQBTest extends QBTest {
 			$params = $params->pgsql;
 			$params->type = "pgsql";
 			$params->prefix = 'create_';
+			$params->options = array();
+			$params->options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = TRUE;
 		}
 		elseif (($var = getenv('CI'))) // Travis CI Connection Info
 		{
diff --git a/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLTest.php b/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLTest.php
index e9572e5..8be2ffe 100644
--- a/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLTest.php
+++ b/tests/databases/pgsql/PgSQLTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PgTest extends DBTest {
 		// If the database isn't installed, skip the tests
 		if ( ! class_exists("PgSQL"))
 		{
-			$this->markTestSkipped();
+			$this->markTestSkipped("Postgres extension for PDO not loaded");
 		}
 
 		// Attempt to connect, if there is a test config file
diff --git a/tests/databases/sqlite/SqliteQBTest.php b/tests/databases/sqlite/SqliteQBTest.php
index 42fe9ca..1a148cb 100644
--- a/tests/databases/sqlite/SqliteQBTest.php
+++ b/tests/databases/sqlite/SqliteQBTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 		$params->file = $path;
 		$params->host = 'localhost';
 		$params->prefix = 'create_';
+		$params->options = array();
+		$params->options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = TRUE;
 		$this->db = Query($params);
 
 		// echo '<hr /> SQLite Queries <hr />';