diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1bd0a0aa..78357d1c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
             ],
             "aliases": {
                 "Tenancy": "Stancl\\Tenancy\\TenancyFacade",
+                "Tenant": "Stancl\\Tenancy\\TenancyFacade",
                 "GlobalCache": "Stancl\\Tenancy\\GlobalCacheFacade"
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/DatabaseManager.php b/src/DatabaseManager.php
index 47bee9fc..e494ac69 100644
--- a/src/DatabaseManager.php
+++ b/src/DatabaseManager.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Jobs\QueuedTenantDatabaseCreator;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Jobs\QueuedTenantDatabaseDeleter;
 use Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager as BaseDatabaseManager;
 
-class DatabaseManager
+final class DatabaseManager
 {
     public $originalDefaultConnection;
 
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class DatabaseManager
     public function connect(string $database)
     {
         $this->createTenantConnection($database);
-        $this->database->setDefaultConnection('tenant');
-        $this->database->reconnect('tenant');
+        $this->useConnection('tenant');
     }
 
     public function connectToTenant($tenant)
@@ -105,4 +104,9 @@ class DatabaseManager
         $database_name = $this->getDriver() === 'sqlite' ? database_path($database_name) : $database_name;
         config()->set(['database.connections.tenant.database' => $database_name]);
     }
+
+    public function useConnection(string $connection) {
+        $this->database->setDefaultConnection($connection);
+        $this->database->reconnect($connection);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/TenantManager.php b/src/TenantManager.php
index 006bcce2..9d5531bb 100644
--- a/src/TenantManager.php
+++ b/src/TenantManager.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Traits\BootstrapsTenancy;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Exceptions\CannotChangeUuidOrDomainException;
 
-class TenantManager
+final class TenantManager
 {
     use BootstrapsTenancy;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TenantManager
      *
      * @var DatabaseManager
      */
-    protected $database;
+    public $database;
 
     /**
      * Current tenant.
diff --git a/src/Traits/BootstrapsTenancy.php b/src/Traits/BootstrapsTenancy.php
index 624b2180..b7188968 100644
--- a/src/Traits/BootstrapsTenancy.php
+++ b/src/Traits/BootstrapsTenancy.php
@@ -21,42 +21,55 @@ trait BootstrapsTenancy
 
     public function bootstrap()
     {
-        array_map(function ($listener) {
-            $listener($this);
-        }, $this->listeners['bootstrapping']);
-
+        $prevented = $this->event('bootstrapping');
         $this->initialized = true;
 
-        $this->switchDatabaseConnection();
-        if ($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.tenancy']) {
-            $this->setPhpRedisPrefix($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.prefixed_connections']);
+        if (! $prevented->contains('database')) {
+            $this->switchDatabaseConnection();
         }
-        $this->tagCache();
-        $this->suffixFilesystemRootPaths();
 
-        array_map(function ($listener) {
-            $listener($this);
-        }, $this->listeners['bootstrapped']);
+        if (! $prevented->contains('redis')) {
+            if ($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.tenancy']) {
+                $this->setPhpRedisPrefix($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.prefixed_connections']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (! $prevented->contains('cache')) {
+            $this->tagCache();
+        }
+
+        if (! $prevented->contains('filesystem')) {
+            $this->suffixFilesystemRootPaths();
+        }
+
+        $this->event('bootstrapped');
     }
 
     public function end()
     {
-        array_map(function ($listener) {
-            $listener($this);
-        }, $this->listeners['ending']);
+        $prevented = $this->event('ending');
 
         $this->initialized = false;
 
-        $this->disconnectDatabase();
-        if ($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.tenancy']) {
-            $this->resetPhpRedisPrefix($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.prefixed_connections']);
+        if (! $prevented->contains('database')) {
+            $this->disconnectDatabase();
         }
-        $this->untagCache();
-        $this->resetFileSystemRootPaths();
 
-        array_map(function ($listener) {
-            $listener($this);
-        }, $this->listeners['ended']);
+        if (! $prevented->contains('redis')) {
+            if ($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.tenancy']) {
+                $this->resetPhpRedisPrefix($this->app['config']['tenancy.redis.prefixed_connections']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (! $prevented->contains('cache')) {
+            $this->untagCache();
+        }
+
+        if (! $prevented->contains('filesystem')) {
+            $this->resetFileSystemRootPaths();
+        }
+
+        $this->event('ended');
     }
 
     public function switchDatabaseConnection()
diff --git a/src/Traits/TenantManagerEvents.php b/src/Traits/TenantManagerEvents.php
index c54b322b..b4cb7455 100644
--- a/src/Traits/TenantManagerEvents.php
+++ b/src/Traits/TenantManagerEvents.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Traits;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
 trait TenantManagerEvents
 {
     /**
@@ -67,4 +69,17 @@ trait TenantManagerEvents
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fire an event.
+     *
+     * @param string $name Event name
+     * @return Collection Prevented events
+     */
+    public function event(string $name): Collection
+    {
+        return array_reduce($this->listeners[$name], function ($prevents, $listener) {
+            return $prevents->merge($listener($this));
+        }, collect([]));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/FacadeTest.php b/tests/FacadeTest.php
index a218f0dd..45da854c 100644
--- a/tests/FacadeTest.php
+++ b/tests/FacadeTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests;
 
+use Tenant;
 use Tenancy;
 
 class FacadeTest extends TestCase
@@ -15,4 +16,14 @@ class FacadeTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame('bar', Tenancy::get('foo'));
         $this->assertSame('xyz', Tenancy::get('abc'));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function tenant_manager_can_be_accessed_using_the_Tenant_facade()
+    {
+        tenancy()->put('foo', 'bar');
+        Tenant::put('abc', 'xyz');
+
+        $this->assertSame('bar', Tenant::get('foo'));
+        $this->assertSame('xyz', Tenant::get('abc'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TenantManagerEventsTest.php b/tests/TenantManagerEventsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1863a2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TenantManagerEventsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests;
+
+use Tenant;
+use Tenancy;
+
+class TenantManagerEventsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @test */
+    public function bootstrapping_event_works()
+    {
+        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
+
+        Tenancy::bootstrapping(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
+            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
+                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function bootstrapped_event_works()
+    {
+        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
+
+        Tenancy::bootstrapped(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
+            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
+                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function ending_event_works()
+    {
+        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
+
+        Tenancy::ending(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
+            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
+                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->end();
+        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function ended_event_works()
+    {
+        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
+
+        Tenancy::ended(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
+            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
+                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
+        tenancy()->end();
+        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function event_returns_a_collection()
+    {
+        // Note: The event() method should not be called by your code.
+        tenancy()->bootstrapping(function ($tenancy) {
+            return ['database'];
+        });
+        tenancy()->bootstrapping(function ($tenancy) {
+            return ['redis', 'cache'];
+        });
+
+        $prevents = tenancy()->event('bootstrapping');
+        $this->assertEquals(collect(['database', 'redis', 'cache']), $prevents);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function database_can_be_reconnected_using_event_hooks()
+    {
+        config(['database.connections.tenantabc' => [
+            'driver' => 'sqlite',
+            'database' => database_path('some_special_database.sqlite'),
+        ]]);
+
+        $uuid = Tenant::create('abc.localhost')['uuid'];
+
+        Tenancy::bootstrapping(function ($tenancy) use ($uuid) {
+            if ($tenancy->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
+                $tenancy->database->useConnection('tenantabc');
+                return ['database'];
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->assertNotSame('tenantabc', \DB::connection()->getConfig()['name']);
+        tenancy()->init('abc.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame('tenantabc', \DB::connection()->getConfig()['name']);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/TenantManagerTest.php b/tests/TenantManagerTest.php
index faa2da3d..453730ea 100644
--- a/tests/TenantManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TenantManagerTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests;
 
-use Tenancy;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Exceptions\CannotChangeUuidOrDomainException;
@@ -242,72 +241,4 @@ class TenantManagerTest extends TestCase
         $this->expectException(CannotChangeUuidOrDomainException::class);
         tenant()->put(['uuid' => 'foo']);
     }
-
-    /** @test */
-    public function bootstrapping_event_works()
-    {
-        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
-
-        Tenancy::bootstrapping(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
-            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
-                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
-            }
-        });
-
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
-        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
-    }
-
-    /** @test */
-    public function bootstrapped_event_works()
-    {
-        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
-
-        Tenancy::bootstrapped(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
-            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
-                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
-            }
-        });
-
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
-        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
-    }
-
-    /** @test */
-    public function ending_event_works()
-    {
-        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
-
-        Tenancy::ending(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
-            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
-                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
-            }
-        });
-
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->end();
-        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
-    }
-
-    /** @test */
-    public function ended_event_works()
-    {
-        $uuid = tenant()->create('foo.localhost')['uuid'];
-
-        Tenancy::ended(function ($tenantManager) use ($uuid) {
-            if ($tenantManager->tenant['uuid'] === $uuid) {
-                config(['tenancy.foo' => 'bar']);
-            }
-        });
-
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
-        $this->assertSame(null, config('tenancy.foo'));
-        tenancy()->end();
-        $this->assertSame('bar', config('tenancy.foo'));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index b5d28acd..0183cc5a 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase
     {
         return [
             'Tenancy' => \Stancl\Tenancy\TenancyFacade::class,
+            'Tenant' => \Stancl\Tenancy\TenancyFacade::class,
             'GlobalCache' => \Stancl\Tenancy\GlobalCacheFacade::class,
         ];
     }