diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6beb97c..0251022 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ LINKMODE := -extldflags '-static -s -w' \
 	-X 'github.com/metal-stack/v.BuildDate=$(BUILDDATE)'
 
 KUBECONFIG := $(shell pwd)/.kubeconfig
+GO_RUN := $(or $(GO_RUN),)
+ifneq ($(GO_RUN),)
+GO_RUN_ARG := -run $(GO_RUN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: all
 all:
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ all:
 .PHONY: test-integration
 test-integration: dockerimage
 	kind --name backup-restore-sidecar load docker-image ghcr.io/metal-stack/backup-restore-sidecar:latest
-	KUBECONFIG=$(KUBECONFIG) go test -v -p 1 -timeout 10m ./integration/...
+	KUBECONFIG=$(KUBECONFIG) go test $(GO_RUN_ARG) -v -p 1 -timeout 10m ./integration/...
 
 .PHONY: proto
 proto:
diff --git a/deploy/postgres-local.yaml b/deploy/postgres-local.yaml
index 83067c2..87481e1 100644
--- a/deploy/postgres-local.yaml
+++ b/deploy/postgres-local.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
             - 127.0.0.1
             - -p
             - "5432"
-          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
           periodSeconds: 10
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         resources: {}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 90a5d90..3e53b7b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.5.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.324
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.4.0
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
 	github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.13.2
 	github.com/metal-stack/v v1.0.3
 	github.com/mholt/archiver/v3 v3.5.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5cec748..2e82fa1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0VQdvPDY=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
diff --git a/integration/postgres_test.go b/integration/postgres_test.go
index e71bed2..30b5399 100644
--- a/integration/postgres_test.go
+++ b/integration/postgres_test.go
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@ package integration_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v4"
 	"github.com/metal-stack/backup-restore-sidecar/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/pkg/pointer"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 
 func Test_Postgres(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
-		db               = "postgres"
+		postgresDB       = "postgres"
 		postgresPassword = "test123!"
 		postgresUser     = "test"
 		table            = "precioustestdata"
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ func Test_Postgres(t *testing.T) {
 												Command: []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "exec", "pg_isready", "-U", postgresUser, "-h", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "5432"},
 											},
 										},
-										InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
+										InitialDelaySeconds: 5,
 										TimeoutSeconds:      5,
 										PeriodSeconds:       10,
 									},
@@ -330,7 +337,7 @@ post-exec-cmds:
 						Namespace: namespace,
 					},
 					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"POSTGRES_DB":       db,
+						"POSTGRES_DB":       postgresDB,
 						"POSTGRES_USER":     postgresUser,
 						"POSTGRES_PASSWORD": postgresPassword,
 						"POSTGRES_DATA":     "/data/postgres/",
@@ -369,12 +376,59 @@ post-exec-cmds:
 			}
 		}
 
+		newPostgresSession = func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) *sql.DB {
+			var db *sql.DB
+			err := retry.Do(func() error {
+				connString := fmt.Sprintf("host=127.0.0.1 port=5432 user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable", postgresUser, postgresPassword, postgresDB)
+
+				var err error
+				db, err = sql.Open("postgres", connString)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				return nil
+			}, retry.Context(ctx))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			return db
+		}
+
 		addTestData = func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) {
-			// TODO: Implement
+			db := newPostgresSession(t, ctx)
+			defer db.Close()
+
+			var (
+				createStmt = `CREATE TABLE backuprestore (
+					data text NOT NULL
+				 );`
+				insertStmt = `INSERT INTO backuprestore("data") VALUES ('I am precious');`
+			)
+
+			_, err := db.Exec(createStmt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			_, err = db.Exec(insertStmt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 		}
 
 		verifyTestData = func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) {
-			// TODO: Implement
+			db := newPostgresSession(t, ctx)
+			defer db.Close()
+
+			rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT "data" FROM backuprestore`)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, rows.Err())
+			defer rows.Close()
+
+			require.True(t, rows.Next())
+			var data string
+
+			err = rows.Scan(&data)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, "I am precious", data)
+			assert.False(t, rows.Next())
 		}
 	)
 
diff --git a/kind.yaml b/kind.yaml
index 1f9cfa9..110ff0c 100644
--- a/kind.yaml
+++ b/kind.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ nodes:
   - containerPort: 28015
     hostPort: 28015
     listenAddress: 0.0.0.0
+  - containerPort: 5432
+    hostPort: 5432
+    listenAddress: 0.0.0.0