diff --git a/lib/Simba/CA.pm b/lib/Simba/CA.pm
index 4c2682b..55b69ac 100644
--- a/lib/Simba/CA.pm
+++ b/lib/Simba/CA.pm
@@ -30,6 +30,26 @@ sub new {
     $self->{unknown_gid} = 65533;
     $self->{fh_log}  = exists($opt->{fh_log}) ? $opt->{fh_log} : \*STDERR;
     $self->{log_level} = 99;
+    if ($opt->{dbi}) {
+        $self->{dbh} = DBI->connect(@{ $opt->{dbi} },
+                                       { AutoCommit => 0,
+                                         PrintError => 1, 
+                                         RaiseError => 1
+                                       }
+                           );
+    } elsif ($opt->{dbi_file}) {
+        my $fn = $opt->{dbi_file};
+        open(FN, "<$fn") or die "cannot open $fn: $!";
+        my $line = <FN>;
+        close(FN);
+        my @cred = split(/[\s\n]+/, $line);
+        $self->{dbh} = DBI->connect(@cred,
+                                       { AutoCommit => 0,
+                                         PrintError => 1, 
+                                         RaiseError => 1
+                                       }
+                           );
+    }
 
     return $self;
 }