diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/extensions/EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension.java b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/extensions/EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension.java
index 69e420b28a..f124703690 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/extensions/EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension.java
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/extensions/EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension.java
@@ -15,10 +15,20 @@ import com.baeldung.helpers.JdbcConnectionUtil;
 
 public class EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension implements BeforeAllCallback, AfterAllCallback, BeforeEachCallback, AfterEachCallback {
 
-    private Connection con = JdbcConnectionUtil.getConnection();
-    private EmployeeJdbcDao employeeDao = new EmployeeJdbcDao(con);
+    private Connection con;
+    private EmployeeJdbcDao employeeDao;
     private Savepoint savepoint;
 
+    public EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension() {
+        con = JdbcConnectionUtil.getConnection();
+        employeeDao = new EmployeeJdbcDao(con);
+    }
+
+    public EmployeeDatabaseSetupExtension(String jdbcUrl, String driver, String username, String password) {
+        con = JdbcConnectionUtil.getConnection(jdbcUrl, driver, username, password);
+        employeeDao = new EmployeeJdbcDao(con);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void afterAll(ExtensionContext context) throws SQLException {
         if (con != null) {