diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/ContextTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/ContextTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8b0b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/ContextTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.gcube.accounting.utility.postgresql;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.client.Constants;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.client.exceptions.ObjectNotFound;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.AuthorizationEntry;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.AuthorizationProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.ClientInfo;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.SecurityTokenProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.utils.Caller;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
+ */
+public class ContextTest {
+	
+	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ContextTest.class);
+	
+	protected static Properties properties;
+	protected static final String PROPERTIES_FILENAME = "token.properties";
+	
+	public static final String PARENT_DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE;
+	public static final String DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE;
+	public static final String ALTERNATIVE_TEST_SCOPE;
+	
+	public static final String DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_ANOTHER_USER;
+	
+	static {
+		properties = new Properties();
+		InputStream input = ContextTest.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(PROPERTIES_FILENAME);
+		
+		try {
+			// load the properties file
+			properties.load(input);
+		} catch(IOException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+		
+		// PARENT_DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE = "/pred4s"
+		// DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_NAME = PARENT_DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE + "/preprod";
+		// ALTERNATIVE_TEST_SCOPE = DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_NAME + "/preVRE";
+		
+		
+		PARENT_DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE = "/gcube";
+		DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE = PARENT_DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE + "/devNext";
+		ALTERNATIVE_TEST_SCOPE = DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE + "/NextNext";
+		
+		DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_ANOTHER_USER = "lucio.lelii_" + DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE;
+		
+		try {
+			setContextByName(DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE);
+		} catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static String getCurrentContextFullName() throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
+		return getContextFullNameByToken(SecurityTokenProvider.instance.get());
+	}
+	
+	public static String getContextFullNameByToken(String token) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
+		AuthorizationEntry authorizationEntry = Constants.authorizationService().get(token);
+		String context = authorizationEntry.getContext();
+		logger.info("Context of token {} is {}", token, context);
+		return context;
+	}
+	
+	public static void setContextByName(String fullContextName) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
+		String token = ContextTest.properties.getProperty(fullContextName);
+		setContext(token);
+	}
+	
+	private static void setContext(String token) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
+		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(token);
+		AuthorizationEntry authorizationEntry = Constants.authorizationService().get(token);
+		ClientInfo clientInfo = authorizationEntry.getClientInfo();
+		logger.debug("User : {} - Type : {}", clientInfo.getId(), clientInfo.getType().name());
+		String qualifier = authorizationEntry.getQualifier();
+		Caller caller = new Caller(clientInfo, qualifier);
+		AuthorizationProvider.instance.set(caller);
+		ScopeProvider.instance.set(getContextFullNameByToken(token));
+	}
+	
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
+		setContextByName(DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE);
+	}
+	
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void afterClass() throws Exception {
+		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.reset();
+		ScopeProvider.instance.reset();
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/PostgreSQLQueryTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/PostgreSQLQueryTest.java
index 80341b7..d7b89fd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/PostgreSQLQueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/accounting/utility/postgresql/PostgreSQLQueryTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-public class PostgreSQLQueryTest {
+public class PostgreSQLQueryTest extends ContextTest {
 
 	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PostgreSQLQueryTest.class);