diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a07d257..25d93b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "compact-encoding": "^2.15.0",
     "generate-object-property": "^2.0.0",
     "generate-string": "^1.0.1",
-    "hyperbee": "^2.20.1",
+    "hyperbee": "^2.20.4",
     "hyperschema": "^1.0.0",
     "index-encoder": "^3.2.0",
     "rocksdb-native": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/test/basic.js b/test/basic.js
index 1365ddc..52d482d 100644
--- a/test/basic.js
+++ b/test/basic.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const definition = require('./fixtures/definition')
 const { test } = require('./helpers')
+const tmp = require('test-tmp')
 
 test('basic full example', async function ({ create }, t) {
   const db = await create(definition)
@@ -243,3 +244,20 @@ test('watch', async function ({ create }, t) {
 
   await db.close()
 })
+
+test('basic reopen', async function ({ create }, t) {
+  const storage = await tmp(t)
+  {
+    const db = await create(definition, { storage })
+    await db.insert('members', { id: 'maf', age: 34 })
+    await db.flush()
+    await db.close()
+  }
+
+  {
+    const db = await create(definition, { storage })
+    const all = await db.find('members').toArray()
+    t.is(all.length, 1)
+    await db.close()
+  }
+})
diff --git a/test/helpers/index.js b/test/helpers/index.js
index a0479d9..9e622f9 100644
--- a/test/helpers/index.js
+++ b/test/helpers/index.js
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ function createTester (type) {
 }
 
 function creator (t, createHyperDB) {
-  return async function fromDefinition (def, opts) {
+  return async function fromDefinition (def, opts = {}) {
     if (!HyperDB.isDefinition(def)) {
       return fromDefinition(require(`../fixtures/generated/${(def && def.fixture) || 1}/hyperdb`), def)
     }
 
-    const db = createHyperDB(await tmp(t), def, opts)
+    const db = createHyperDB(opts.storage || await tmp(t), def, opts)
     const engine = db.engine
 
     // just to help catch leaks