diff --git a/nucleus/controller.go b/nucleus/controller.go
index 88edbeb459f254844c63919d4f0451ac986e39a7..4a6990630342f3743a27ab15cd753b70a1051835 100644
--- a/nucleus/controller.go
+++ b/nucleus/controller.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c Core) Init(socket, filename string) {
 		c.config.CliSocket = socket
 	}
 
-	c.database = interfaces.NewDatabaseClient(c.config.DatabaseSocket, c.config.DatabaseUser, c.config.DatabasePassword, c.config.DatabaseCrypto)
+	c.database = interfaces.NewMockDatabaseClient(c.config.DatabaseSocket, c.config.DatabaseUser, c.config.DatabasePassword, c.config.DatabaseCrypto)
 }
 
 func (c Core) Shutdown() {
diff --git a/nucleus/interfaces/database.go b/nucleus/interfaces/database.go
index 1238e475484a82d95ea6028928c9eaeb07574356..cab171004639e17d538222b1e6cc0eff021aa653 100644
--- a/nucleus/interfaces/database.go
+++ b/nucleus/interfaces/database.go
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ type MockDatabase struct {
 func (db MockDatabase) DropTables() {
 }
 
-func NewDatabaseClient(uri, username, password string, encrypted bool) Database {
+func NewMockDatabaseClient(uri, username, password string, encrypted bool) Database {
 	return MockDatabase{}
 }