diff --git a/packages/local-storage/spec/fixtures/in-memory-local-storage.ts b/packages/local-storage/spec/fixtures/in-memory-local-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ca41f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/local-storage/spec/fixtures/in-memory-local-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+export class InMemoryLocalStorage implements Storage {
+  private data: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+  length: number;
+  clear(): void {
+    this.data = {};
+  }
+  getItem(key: string): string | null {
+    return this.data[key];
+  }
+  key(index: number): string | null {
+    return Object.keys(this.data)[index] || null;
+  }
+  removeItem(key: string): void {
+    if (key in this.data) {
+      delete this.data[key];
+    }
+  }
+  setItem(key: string, value: string): void {
+    this.data[key] = value;
+  }
+}
+
+export class AsyncInMemoryLocalStorage {
+  private data: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+  length: number;
+  async clear(): Promise<void> {
+    this.data = {};
+  }
+  async getItem(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    return this.data[key];
+  }
+  async key(index: number): Promise<string | null> {
+    return Object.keys(this.data)[index] || null;
+  }
+  async removeItem(key: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (key in this.data) {
+      delete this.data[key];
+    }
+  }
+  async setItem(key: string, value: string): Promise<void> {
+    this.data[key] = value;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/local-storage/spec/web/local_storage.spec.ts b/packages/local-storage/spec/web/local_storage.spec.ts
index 61cab00c..30f1f080 100644
--- a/packages/local-storage/spec/web/local_storage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/local-storage/spec/web/local_storage.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 /* global describe, it, expect */
 import { Loki } from "../../../loki/src/loki";
 import { LocalStorage } from "../../src/local_storage";
+import {
+  InMemoryLocalStorage,
+  AsyncInMemoryLocalStorage,
+} from "../fixtures/in-memory-local-storage";
 
-describe("testing local storage", function () {
+const STORAGES = {
+  "window.localStorage": window.localStorage,
+  InMemoryLocalStorage: new InMemoryLocalStorage(),
+  AsyncInMemoryLocalStorage: new AsyncInMemoryLocalStorage(),
+};
 
+describe("testing local storage", function () {
   interface Name {
     name: string;
   }
@@ -16,80 +25,63 @@ describe("testing local storage", function () {
     LocalStorage.deregister();
   });
 
-  it("LokiLocalStorage", function (done) {
-    const db = new Loki("myTestApp");
-    const adapter = {adapter: new LocalStorage()};
-    db.initializePersistence(adapter)
-      .then(() => {
-        db.addCollection<Name>("myColl").insert({name: "Hello World"});
-        return db.saveDatabase();
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        const db2 = new Loki("myTestApp");
-        return db2.initializePersistence()
-          .then(() => {
-            return db2.loadDatabase();
-          }).then(() => {
-            expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual("Hello World");
-          });
-      })
-      .then(() => {
+  for (const [storageName, storage] of Object.entries(STORAGES)) {
+    describe(`Testing with ${storageName}`, () => {
+      const adapter = new LocalStorage(storage);
+
+      it("should isolate different databases, collections and objects", async function () {
+        const db = new Loki("myTestApp");
+        await db.initializePersistence({ adapter });
+        db.addCollection<Name>("myColl").insert({ name: "Hello World" });
+        await db.saveDatabase();
+
         const db2 = new Loki("myTestApp");
-        return db2.initializePersistence({persistenceMethod: "local-storage"})
-          .then(() => {
-            return db2.loadDatabase();
-          }).then(() => {
-            expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual("Hello World");
-          });
-      })
-      .then(() => {
+        await db2.initializePersistence({ adapter });
+        await db2.loadDatabase();
+        expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual(
+          "Hello World"
+        );
+
+        await db2.initializePersistence({
+          persistenceMethod: "local-storage",
+          adapter,
+        });
+        await db2.loadDatabase();
+        expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual(
+          "Hello World"
+        );
+
         const db3 = new Loki("other");
-        return db3.initializePersistence()
-          .then(() => {
-            return db3.loadDatabase();
-          }).then(() => {
-            expect(false).toEqual(true);
-          }, () => {
-            expect(true).toEqual(true);
-          });
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        return db.deleteDatabase();
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        return db.loadDatabase()
-          .then(() => {
-            expect(db.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual("Hello World");
-            expect(false).toEqual(true);
-            done();
-          }, () => {
-            expect(true).toEqual(true);
-            done();
-          });
+        await db3.initializePersistence({ adapter });
+        await expect(async () => {
+          await db3.loadDatabase();
+        }).not.toThrow();
+
+        await db.deleteDatabase();
+        await expect(async () => {
+          await db.loadDatabase();
+        }).not.toThrow();
       });
-  });
 
+      it("auto save and auto load", async function () {
+        const db = new Loki("myTestApp2");
+
+        await db.initializePersistence({
+          autosave: true,
+          autoload: true,
+          adapter,
+        });
 
-  it("auto save and auto load", function (done) {
-    const db = new Loki("myTestApp2");
+        db.addCollection<Name>("myColl").insert({ name: "Hello World" });
+        await db.close();
 
-    db.initializePersistence({autosave: true, autoload: true})
-      .then(() => {
-        db.addCollection<Name>("myColl").insert({name: "Hello World"});
-        return db.close();
-      })
-      .then(() => {
         const db2 = new Loki("myTestApp2");
-        return db2.initializePersistence({autosave: true, autoload: true})
-          .then(() => {
-            expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual("Hello World");
-          });
-      })
-      .catch(e => {
-        fail(e);
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        done();
+
+        await db2.initializePersistence({ autosave: true, autoload: true });
+        expect(db2.getCollection<Name>("myColl").find()[0].name).toEqual(
+          "Hello World"
+        );
       });
-  });
+    });
+  }
 });
diff --git a/packages/local-storage/src/index.ts b/packages/local-storage/src/index.ts
index bba8a63d..48647fed 100644
--- a/packages/local-storage/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/local-storage/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { LocalStorage } from "./local_storage";
+export * from "./types";
 
-export {LocalStorage};
+import { LocalStorage } from "./local_storage";
+export { LocalStorage };
 export default LocalStorage;
diff --git a/packages/local-storage/src/local_storage.ts b/packages/local-storage/src/local_storage.ts
index 760cb098..3fb424f4 100644
--- a/packages/local-storage/src/local_storage.ts
+++ b/packages/local-storage/src/local_storage.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { PLUGINS } from "../../common/plugin";
 import { StorageAdapter } from "../../common/types";
+import { Storage } from "./types";
 
 /**
  * A loki persistence adapter which persists to web browser's local storage object
  * @constructor LocalStorageAdapter
  */
 export class LocalStorage implements StorageAdapter {
+  private storage: Storage;
+
   /**
    * Registers the local storage as plugin.
    */
@@ -20,13 +23,20 @@ export class LocalStorage implements StorageAdapter {
     delete PLUGINS["LocalStorage"];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param {Storage} [constructor=window.localStorage] - Application name context can be used to distinguish subdomains, "loki" by default
+   */
+  constructor(storage: Storage = window.localStorage) {
+    this.storage = storage;
+  }
+
   /**
    * loadDatabase() - Load data from localstorage
    * @param {string} dbname - the name of the database to load
    * @returns {Promise} a Promise that resolves after the database was loaded
    */
-  loadDatabase(dbname: string) {
-    return Promise.resolve(localStorage.getItem(dbname));
+  async loadDatabase(dbname: string) {
+    return this.storage.getItem(dbname);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -35,8 +45,8 @@ export class LocalStorage implements StorageAdapter {
    * @param {string} dbname - the filename of the database to load
    * @returns {Promise} a Promise that resolves after the database was saved
    */
-  saveDatabase(dbname: string, dbstring: string) {
-    return Promise.resolve(localStorage.setItem(dbname, dbstring));
+  async saveDatabase(dbname: string, dbstring: string) {
+    return this.storage.setItem(dbname, dbstring);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -45,8 +55,8 @@ export class LocalStorage implements StorageAdapter {
    * @param {string} dbname - the filename of the database to delete
    * @returns {Promise} a Promise that resolves after the database was deleted
    */
-  deleteDatabase(dbname: string) {
-    return Promise.resolve(localStorage.removeItem(dbname));
+  async deleteDatabase(dbname: string) {
+    return this.storage.removeItem(dbname);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/local-storage/src/types.ts b/packages/local-storage/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b99a5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/local-storage/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export type SyncOrAsync<T> = T | Promise<T>;
+
+export interface Storage {
+  readonly length: number;
+  clear(): SyncOrAsync<void>;
+  getItem(key: string): SyncOrAsync<string | null>;
+  key(index: number): SyncOrAsync<string | null>;
+  removeItem(key: string): SyncOrAsync<void>;
+  setItem(key: string, value: string): SyncOrAsync<void>;
+}