diff --git a/coffee/persistence.coffee b/coffee/persistence.coffee
index 613d7c2..4ecf17a 100644
--- a/coffee/persistence.coffee
+++ b/coffee/persistence.coffee
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ exports.initPort = ( port ) =>
 	exports.eventPollers.setDB @db
 	exports.actionInvokers.setDB @db
 
+exports.selectDatabase = ( id ) =>
+	@db.select id
+
 ###
 Checks whether the db is connected and passes either an error on failure after
 ten attempts within five seconds, or nothing on success to the callback(err).
diff --git a/coffee/webapi-eca.coffee b/coffee/webapi-eca.coffee
index 9adbf36..19dd2fc 100644
--- a/coffee/webapi-eca.coffee
+++ b/coffee/webapi-eca.coffee
@@ -57,35 +57,48 @@ opt =
 	'h':
 		alias : 'help',
 		describe: 'Display this'
+
 #  `-c`, `--config-path`: Specify a path to a custom configuration file, other than "config/config.json"
 	'c':
 		alias : 'config-path',
 		describe: 'Specify a path to a custom configuration file, other than "config/config.json"'
+
 #  `-w`, `--http-port`: Specify a HTTP port for the web server 
 	'w':
 		alias : 'http-port',
 		describe: 'Specify a HTTP port for the web server'
+
 #  `-d`, `--db-port`: Specify a port for the redis DB
 	'd':
 		alias : 'db-port',
 		describe: 'Specify a port for the redis DB'
+
+#  `-s`, `--db-select`: Specify a database
+	's':
+		alias : 'db-select',
+		describe: 'Specify a database identifier'
+
 #  `-m`, `--log-mode`: Specify a log mode: [development|productive]
 	'm':
 		alias : 'log-mode',
 		describe: 'Specify a log mode: [development|productive]'
+
 #  `-i`, `--log-io-level`: Specify the log level for the I/O. in development expensive origin
 #                           lookups are made and added to the log entries
 	'i':
 		alias : 'log-io-level',
 		describe: 'Specify the log level for the I/O'
+
 #  `-f`, `--log-file-level`: Specify the log level for the log file
 	'f':
 		alias : 'log-file-level',
 		describe: 'Specify the log level for the log file'
+
 #  `-p`, `--log-file-path`: Specify the path to the log file within the "logs" folder
 	'p':
 		alias : 'log-file-path',
 		describe: 'Specify the path to the log file within the "logs" folder'
+
 #  `-n`, `--nolog`: Set this true if no output shall be generated
 	'n':
 		alias : 'nolog',
@@ -133,6 +146,7 @@ init = =>
 	# > Fetch the `http-port` argument
 	args[ 'http-port' ] = parseInt argv.w || conf.getHttpPort()
 	args[ 'db-port' ] = parseInt argv.d || conf.getDbPort()
+	args[ 'db-select' ] = parseInt argv.s || conf.fetchProp 'db-select'
 
 	#FIXME this has to come from user input for security reasons:
 	args[ 'keygen' ] = conf.getKeygenPassphrase()
@@ -146,6 +160,7 @@ init = =>
 	#TODO eventually we shouldn't let each module load its own persistence
 	#module, but hand this one through them via the args...
 	db.isConnected ( err ) =>
+		db.selectDatabase parseInt( args[ 'db-select' ] ) || 0
 		if err
 			@log.error 'RS | No DB connection, shutting down system!'
 			shutDown()
diff --git a/config/system.json b/config/system.json
index fc5282f..b8ab5e4 100644
--- a/config/system.json
+++ b/config/system.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "http-port": 8125,
   "db-port": 6379,
+  "db-select": 0,
   "log": {
   	"nolog": "false",
     "mode": "development",
diff --git a/js/persistence.js b/js/persistence.js
index 2ff4e38..a90d0d3 100644
--- a/js/persistence.js
+++ b/js/persistence.js
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ Persistence
     };
   })(this);
 
+  exports.selectDatabase = (function(_this) {
+    return function(id) {
+      return _this.db.select(id);
+    };
+  })(this);
+
 
   /*
   Checks whether the db is connected and passes either an error on failure after
diff --git a/js/webapi-eca.js b/js/webapi-eca.js
index 6e1bab2..95d97ce 100644
--- a/js/webapi-eca.js
+++ b/js/webapi-eca.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ WebAPI-ECA Engine
       alias: 'db-port',
       describe: 'Specify a port for the redis DB'
     },
+    's': {
+      alias: 'db-select',
+      describe: 'Specify a database identifier'
+    },
     'm': {
       alias: 'log-mode',
       describe: 'Specify a log mode: [development|productive]'
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ WebAPI-ECA Engine
       };
       args['http-port'] = parseInt(argv.w || conf.getHttpPort());
       args['db-port'] = parseInt(argv.d || conf.getDbPort());
+      args['db-select'] = parseInt(argv.s || conf.fetchProp('db-select'));
       args['keygen'] = conf.getKeygenPassphrase();
       args['webhooks'] = conf.fetchProp('webhooks');
       encryption(args);
@@ -154,6 +159,7 @@ WebAPI-ECA Engine
       db(args);
       return db.isConnected(function(err) {
         var cliArgs, poller;
+        db.selectDatabase(parseInt(args['db-select']) || 0);
         if (err) {
           _this.log.error('RS | No DB connection, shutting down system!');
           return shutDown();