diff --git a/database/yanic/main.go b/database/yanic/main.go
index 61b867c..fbbb8f7 100644
--- a/database/yanic/main.go
+++ b/database/yanic/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type Connection struct {
 
 type Config map[string]interface{}
 
+func (c Config) Type() string {
+	return c["type"].(string)
+}
+
 func (c Config) Address() string {
 	return c["address"].(string)
 }
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ func Connect(configuration map[string]interface{}) (database.Connection, error)
 	var config Config
 	config = configuration
 
-	conn, err := net.Dial("udp6", config.Address())
+	conn, err := net.Dial(config.Type(), config.Address())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ func (conn *Connection) InsertNode(node *runtime.Node) {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	writer := bufio.NewWriter(&b)
 
-	flater, err := flate.NewWriter(writer, flate.NoCompression)
+	flater, err := flate.NewWriter(writer, flate.BestCompression)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[database-yanic] could not create flater: %s", err)
 		return
diff --git a/database/yanic/main_test.go b/database/yanic/main_test.go
index e6e21e2..c3ed048 100644
--- a/database/yanic/main_test.go
+++ b/database/yanic/main_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package yanic
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/data"
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/runtime"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -10,16 +12,38 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
 	conn, err := Connect(map[string]interface{}{
+		"type":    "udp6",
 		"address": "fasfs",
 	})
 	assert.Nil(conn)
 	assert.Error(err)
 
 	conn, err = Connect(map[string]interface{}{
-		"address": "[::1]:11001",
+		"type":    "udp",
+		"address": "localhost:11001",
 	})
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
+	conn.InsertNode(&runtime.Node{
+		Nodeinfo: &data.NodeInfo{
+			NodeID:   "73deadbeaf13",
+			Hostname: "inject-test",
+			Network: data.Network{
+				Mac:       "73:de:ad:be:af:13",
+				Addresses: []string{"a", "b"},
+			},
+		},
+		Statistics: &data.Statistics{
+			NodeID: "73deadbeaf13",
+			Clients: data.Clients{
+				Total:  1000,
+				Wifi:   500,
+				Wifi24: 100,
+				Wifi5:  300,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
 	conn.Close()
 
 }