diff --git a/cmd/mtseeder/baselevel.go b/cmd/mtseeder/baselevel.go
index 72b0c74..65250c6 100644
--- a/cmd/mtseeder/baselevel.go
+++ b/cmd/mtseeder/baselevel.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"bitbucket.org/s_l_teichmann/mtsatellite/common"
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func createTiles(
 }
 
 func createBaseLevel(
-	address string,
+	dbcc dbClientCreator,
 	xMin, yMin, zMin, xMax, yMax, zMax int,
 	transparent bool, transparentDim float32,
 	colorsFile string, bg color.RGBA, outDir string,
@@ -79,17 +78,10 @@ func createBaseLevel(
 	jobs := make(chan blockPos)
 	var done sync.WaitGroup
 
-	var proto string
-	if strings.ContainsRune(address, '/') {
-		proto = "unix"
-	} else {
-		proto = "tcp"
-	}
-
 	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
-		var client *common.RedisClient
+		var client common.DBClient
 
-		if client, err = common.NewRedisClient(proto, address); err != nil {
+		if client, err = dbcc(); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		done.Add(1)
diff --git a/cmd/mtseeder/main.go b/cmd/mtseeder/main.go
index 8af83df..4b5edc2 100644
--- a/cmd/mtseeder/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mtseeder/main.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"strings"
 
 	"bitbucket.org/s_l_teichmann/mtsatellite/common"
 )
@@ -70,16 +68,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	bg := common.ParseColorDefault(bgColor, common.BackgroundColor)
 
+	dbcc := createDBClientCreator(host, port)
+
 	if !skipBaseLevel {
 		td := common.Clamp32f(float32(transparentDim/100.0), 0.0, 1.0)
-		var address string
-		if strings.ContainsRune(host, '/') {
-			address = host
-		} else {
-			address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port)
-		}
 		if err := createBaseLevel(
-			address,
+			dbcc,
 			xMin, yMin, zMin, xMax, yMax, zMax,
 			transparent, td,
 			colorsFile, bg,
diff --git a/common/basetilecreator.go b/common/basetilecreator.go
index 264ee6c..b6719a4 100644
--- a/common/basetilecreator.go
+++ b/common/basetilecreator.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var BackgroundColor = color.RGBA{R: 0xff, G: 0xff, B: 0xff, A: 0xff}
 type BaseTileUpdateFunc func(x, y int, hash []byte) bool
 
 type BaseTileCreator struct {
-	client     *RedisClient
+	client     DBClient
 	colors     *Colors
 	renderer   *Renderer
 	yOrder     *YOrder
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type BaseTileCreator struct {
 }
 
 func NewBaseTileCreator(
-	client *RedisClient,
+	client DBClient,
 	colors *Colors,
 	bg color.RGBA,
 	yMin, yMax int16,
diff --git a/common/dbclient.go b/common/dbclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d05236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/dbclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package common
+
+// Copyright 2022 by Sascha L. Teichmann
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+type DBClient interface {
+	QueryCuboid(cuboid Cuboid, fn func(*Block) *Block) (count int, err error)
+	Close() error
+}