diff --git a/integrations/integration_test.go b/integrations/integration_test.go
index 664290cc9..847bcd9ea 100644
--- a/integrations/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrations/integration_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ func initIntegrationTest() {
 		if _, err = db.Exec("CREATE DATABASE testgitea"); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("db.Exec: %v", err)
 		}
+	case setting.UseMSSQL:
+		host, port := models.ParseMSSQLHostPort(models.DbCfg.Host)
+		db, err := sql.Open("mssql", fmt.Sprintf("server=%s; port=%s; database=%s; user id=%s; password=%s;",
+			host, port, models.DbCfg.Name, models.DbCfg.User, models.DbCfg.Passwd))
+		defer db.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("sql.Open: %v", err)
+		}
+		// FIXME: what happens if the database already exists? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+		if _, err := db.Exec("CREATE DATABASE master"); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("db.Exec: %v", err)
+		}
+
 	}
 	routers.GlobalInit()
 }
diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 5743f1862..329750609 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ func getPostgreSQLConnectionString(DBHost, DBUser, DBPasswd, DBName, DBParam, DB
 	return
 }
 
-func parseMSSQLHostPort(info string) (string, string) {
+// ParseMSSQLHostPort splits the host into host and port
+func ParseMSSQLHostPort(info string) (string, string) {
 	host, port := "127.0.0.1", "1433"
 	if strings.Contains(info, ":") {
 		host = strings.Split(info, ":")[0]
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func getEngine() (*xorm.Engine, error) {
 	case "postgres":
 		connStr = getPostgreSQLConnectionString(DbCfg.Host, DbCfg.User, DbCfg.Passwd, DbCfg.Name, Param, DbCfg.SSLMode)
 	case "mssql":
-		host, port := parseMSSQLHostPort(DbCfg.Host)
+		host, port := ParseMSSQLHostPort(DbCfg.Host)
 		connStr = fmt.Sprintf("server=%s; port=%s; database=%s; user id=%s; password=%s;", host, port, DbCfg.Name, DbCfg.User, DbCfg.Passwd)
 	case "sqlite3":
 		if !EnableSQLite3 {