diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f02c5f36..ad08a0cc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ const command_t k_commands[] = {
 static int _tf_command_test(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 #if !defined(__ANDROID__)
+	const char* default_db_path = _get_db_path();
 	tf_test_options_t test_options = {
 		.exe_path = file,
+		.db_path = default_db_path,
 	};
 	bool show_usage = false;
 
@@ -195,10 +197,11 @@ static int _tf_command_test(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	{
 		static const struct option k_options[] = {
 			{ "tests", required_argument, NULL, 't' },
+			{ "db-path", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
 			{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
 			{ 0 },
 		};
-		int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "t:h", k_options, NULL);
+		int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "t:d:h", k_options, NULL);
 		if (c == -1)
 		{
 			break;
@@ -214,6 +217,9 @@ static int _tf_command_test(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 		case 't':
 			test_options.tests = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'd':
+			test_options.db_path = optarg;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -229,10 +235,12 @@ static int _tf_command_test(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 		tf_printf("options\n");
 		tf_printf("  -t, --tests tests      Comma-separated list of tests to run.  (default: all)\n");
 		tf_printf("  -h, --help             Show this usage information.\n");
+		tf_free((void*)default_db_path);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	tf_tests(&test_options);
+	tf_free((void*)default_db_path);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 #else
 	return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/ssb.tests.c b/src/ssb.tests.c
index 7a77fa90..622e2f24 100644
--- a/src/ssb.tests.c
+++ b/src/ssb.tests.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,9 @@ void tf_ssb_test_following_perf(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	uv_loop_t loop = { 0 };
 	uv_loop_init(&loop);
 
-	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(&loop, NULL, "db.sqlite", NULL);
+	tf_printf("Testing following_perf.\n");
+	tf_printf("Using %s.\n", options->db_path);
+	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(&loop, NULL, options->db_path, NULL);
 
 	uint64_t start = uv_hrtime();
 	const char** ids = tf_ssb_db_get_all_visible_identities(ssb, 2);
diff --git a/src/tests.h b/src/tests.h
index e7adfbe3..4c4a3a8f 100644
--- a/src/tests.h
+++ b/src/tests.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ typedef struct _tf_test_options_t
 	const char* exe_path;
 	/** A comma-separated list of tests to run, or NULL. */
 	const char* tests;
+	/** Path to the actual local database for running performance tests against. */
+	const char* db_path;
 } tf_test_options_t;
 
 /**