diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 03aa4ee8..0095be7e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ Run `composer docker-up` to start the containers. Then run `composer test` to ru
 
 If you need to pass additional flags to phpunit, use `./test --foo` instead of `composer test --foo`. Composer scripts unfortunately don't pass CLI arguments.
 
-If you want to run a specific test (or test file), you can also use `./t 'name of the test'`. This is equivalent to `./test --no-coverage --filter 'name of the test'`.
+If you want to run a specific test (or test file), you can also use `./t 'name of the test'`. This is equivalent to `./test --no-coverage --filter 'name of the test'` (`--no-coverage` speeds up the execution time).
 
 When you're done testing, run `composer docker-down` to shut down the containers.
 
+### Debugging tests
+
+If you're developing some feature and you encounter `SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1062 Duplicate entry` errors, it's likely that some PHP errors were thrown in past test runs and prevented the test cleanup from running properly.
+
+To fix this, simply delete the database memory by shutting down containers and starting them again: `composer docker-down && composer docker-up`.
+
 ### Docker on M1
 
 Run `composer docker-m1` to symlink `docker-compose-m1.override.yml` to `docker-compose.override.yml`. This will reconfigure a few services in the docker compose config to be compatible with M1.
diff --git a/assets/config.php b/assets/config.php
index cfde54ac..3778e107 100644
--- a/assets/config.php
+++ b/assets/config.php
@@ -6,10 +6,29 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Resolvers;
 
 return [
-    'tenant_model' => Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models\Tenant::class,
-    'domain_model' => Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models\Domain::class,
+    /**
+     * Configuration for the models used by Tenancy.
+     */
+    'models' => [
+        'tenant' => Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models\Tenant::class,
+        'domain' => Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models\Domain::class,
 
-    'id_generator' => Stancl\Tenancy\UUIDGenerator::class,
+        /**
+         * Name of the column used to relate models to tenants.
+         *
+         * This is used by the HasDomains trait, and models that use the BelongsToTenant trait (used in single-database tenancy).
+         */
+        'tenant_key_column' => 'tenant_id',
+
+        /**
+         * Used for generating tenant IDs.
+         *
+         *   - Feel free to override this with a custom class that implements the UniqueIdentifierGenerator interface.
+         *   - To use autoincrement IDs, set this to null and update the `tenants` table migration to use an autoincrement column.
+         *     SECURITY NOTE: Keep in mind that autoincrement IDs come with *potential* enumeration issues (such as tenant storage URLs).
+         */
+        'id_generator' => Stancl\Tenancy\UUIDGenerator::class,
+    ],
 
     /**
      * The list of domains hosting your central app.
@@ -293,12 +312,4 @@ return [
         '--class' => 'Database\Seeders\DatabaseSeeder', // root seeder class
         // '--force' => true,
     ],
-
-    /**
-     * Single-database tenancy config.
-     */
-    'single_db' => [
-        /** The name of the column used by models with the BelongsToTenant trait. */
-        'tenant_id_column' => 'tenant_id',
-    ],
 ];
diff --git a/assets/impersonation-migrations/2020_05_15_000010_create_tenant_user_impersonation_tokens_table.php b/assets/impersonation-migrations/2020_05_15_000010_create_tenant_user_impersonation_tokens_table.php
index 32597f38..c720160a 100644
--- a/assets/impersonation-migrations/2020_05_15_000010_create_tenant_user_impersonation_tokens_table.php
+++ b/assets/impersonation-migrations/2020_05_15_000010_create_tenant_user_impersonation_tokens_table.php
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
-class CreateTenantUserImpersonationTokensTable extends Migration
+return new class extends Migration
 {
     /**
      * Run the migrations.
@@ -17,13 +18,13 @@ class CreateTenantUserImpersonationTokensTable extends Migration
     {
         Schema::create('tenant_user_impersonation_tokens', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->string('token', 128)->primary();
-            $table->string('tenant_id');
+            $table->string(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn());
             $table->string('user_id');
             $table->string('auth_guard');
             $table->string('redirect_url');
             $table->timestamp('created_at');
 
-            $table->foreign('tenant_id')->references('id')->on('tenants')->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreign(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn())->references('id')->on('tenants')->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');
         });
     }
 
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ class CreateTenantUserImpersonationTokensTable extends Migration
     {
         Schema::dropIfExists('tenant_user_impersonation_tokens');
     }
-}
+};
diff --git a/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000010_create_tenants_table.php b/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000010_create_tenants_table.php
index ec730651..a923f2c8 100644
--- a/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000010_create_tenants_table.php
+++ b/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000010_create_tenants_table.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 
-class CreateTenantsTable extends Migration
+return new class extends Migration
 {
     /**
      * Run the migrations.
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ class CreateTenantsTable extends Migration
     {
         Schema::dropIfExists('tenants');
     }
-}
+};
diff --git a/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000020_create_domains_table.php b/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000020_create_domains_table.php
index 17f706c2..ac238830 100644
--- a/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000020_create_domains_table.php
+++ b/assets/migrations/2019_09_15_000020_create_domains_table.php
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
-class CreateDomainsTable extends Migration
+return new class extends Migration
 {
     /**
      * Run the migrations.
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ class CreateDomainsTable extends Migration
         Schema::create('domains', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('domain', 255)->unique();
-            $table->string('tenant_id');
+            $table->string(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn());
 
             $table->timestamps();
-            $table->foreign('tenant_id')->references('id')->on('tenants')->onUpdate('cascade');
+            $table->foreign(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn())->references('id')->on('tenants')->onUpdate('cascade');
         });
     }
 
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ class CreateDomainsTable extends Migration
     {
         Schema::dropIfExists('domains');
     }
-}
+};
diff --git a/assets/routes.php b/assets/routes.php
index a27f782d..a9c09797 100644
--- a/assets/routes.php
+++ b/assets/routes.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Controllers\TenantAssetController;
 
+// todo make this work with path identification
 Route::get('/tenancy/assets/{path?}', [TenantAssetController::class, 'asset'])
     ->where('path', '(.*)')
     ->name('stancl.tenancy.asset');
diff --git a/src/Commands/ClearPendingTenants.php b/src/Commands/ClearPendingTenants.php
index 19d31195..82b01cd0 100644
--- a/src/Commands/ClearPendingTenants.php
+++ b/src/Commands/ClearPendingTenants.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 class ClearPendingTenants extends Command
 {
     protected $signature = 'tenants:pending-clear
-                            {--all : Override the default settings and deletes all pending tenants}
                             {--older-than-days= : Deletes all pending tenants older than the amount of days}
                             {--older-than-hours= : Deletes all pending tenants older than the amount of hours}';
 
@@ -24,32 +23,25 @@ class ClearPendingTenants extends Command
         // We compare the original expiration date to the new one to check if the new one is different later
         $originalExpirationDate = $expirationDate->copy()->toImmutable();
 
-        // Skip the time constraints if the 'all' option is given
-        if (! $this->option('all')) {
-            /** @var ?int $olderThanDays */
-            $olderThanDays = $this->option('older-than-days');
+        $olderThanDays = (int) $this->option('older-than-days');
+        $olderThanHours = (int) $this->option('older-than-hours');
 
-            /** @var ?int $olderThanHours */
-            $olderThanHours = $this->option('older-than-hours');
+        if ($olderThanDays && $olderThanHours) {
+            $this->line("<options=bold,reverse;fg=red> Cannot use '--older-than-days' and '--older-than-hours' together \n"); // todo@cli refactor all of these styled command outputs to use $this->components
+            $this->line('Please, choose only one of these options.');
 
-            if ($olderThanDays && $olderThanHours) {
-                $this->line("<options=bold,reverse;fg=red> Cannot use '--older-than-days' and '--older-than-hours' together \n"); // todo@cli refactor all of these styled command outputs to use $this->components
-                $this->line('Please, choose only one of these options.');
-
-                return 1; // Exit code for failure
-            }
-
-            if ($olderThanDays) {
-                $expirationDate->subDays($olderThanDays);
-            }
-
-            if ($olderThanHours) {
-                $expirationDate->subHours($olderThanHours);
-            }
+            return 1; // Exit code for failure
         }
 
-        $deletedTenantCount = tenancy()
-            ->query()
+        if ($olderThanDays) {
+            $expirationDate->subDays($olderThanDays);
+        }
+
+        if ($olderThanHours) {
+            $expirationDate->subHours($olderThanHours);
+        }
+
+        $deletedTenantCount = tenancy()->query()
             ->onlyPending()
             ->when($originalExpirationDate->notEqualTo($expirationDate), function (Builder $query) use ($expirationDate) {
                 $query->where($query->getModel()->getColumnForQuery('pending_since'), '<', $expirationDate->timestamp);
diff --git a/src/Commands/CreatePendingTenants.php b/src/Commands/CreatePendingTenants.php
index 7b2c7934..5c255664 100644
--- a/src/Commands/CreatePendingTenants.php
+++ b/src/Commands/CreatePendingTenants.php
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class CreatePendingTenants extends Command
             $createdCount++;
         }
 
-        $this->info($createdCount . ' ' . str('tenant')->plural($createdCount) . ' created.');
-        $this->info($maxPendingTenantCount . ' ' . str('tenant')->plural($maxPendingTenantCount) . ' ready to be used.');
+        $this->info($createdCount . ' pending ' . str('tenant')->plural($createdCount) . ' created.');
+        $this->info($maxPendingTenantCount . ' pending ' . str('tenant')->plural($maxPendingTenantCount) . ' ready to be used.');
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class CreatePendingTenants extends Command
     /** Calculate the number of currently available pending tenants. */
     protected function getPendingTenantCount(): int
     {
-        return tenancy()
-            ->query()
+        return tenancy()->query()
             ->onlyPending()
             ->count();
     }
diff --git a/src/Commands/MigrateFreshOverride.php b/src/Commands/MigrateFreshOverride.php
index 88e9e21e..f2fd70b0 100644
--- a/src/Commands/MigrateFreshOverride.php
+++ b/src/Commands/MigrateFreshOverride.php
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Commands;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations\FreshCommand;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 
 class MigrateFreshOverride extends FreshCommand
 {
     public function handle()
     {
         if (config('tenancy.database.drop_tenant_databases_on_migrate_fresh')) {
-            tenancy()->model()::cursor()->each->delete();
+            $tenantModel = tenancy()->model();
+
+            if (Schema::hasTable($tenantModel->getTable())) {
+                $tenantModel::cursor()->each->delete();
+            }
         }
 
         return parent::handle();
diff --git a/src/Commands/TenantDump.php b/src/Commands/TenantDump.php
index 3f957bdd..c7bd9b99 100644
--- a/src/Commands/TenantDump.php
+++ b/src/Commands/TenantDump.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TenantDump extends DumpCommand
     public function handle(ConnectionResolverInterface $connections, Dispatcher $dispatcher): int
     {
         if (is_null($this->option('path'))) {
-            $this->input->setOption('path', database_path('schema/tenant-schema.dump'));
+            $this->input->setOption('path', config('tenancy.migration_parameters.--schema-path') ?? database_path('schema/tenant-schema.dump'));
         }
 
         $tenant = $this->option('tenant')
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TenantDump extends DumpCommand
             return 1;
         }
 
-        parent::handle($connections, $dispatcher);
+        $tenant->run(fn () => parent::handle($connections, $dispatcher));
 
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php b/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
index f8a763a7..b558da64 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ trait HasTenantOptions
 
     protected function getTenants(): LazyCollection
     {
-        return tenancy()
-            ->query()
+        return tenancy()->query()
             ->when($this->option('tenants'), function ($query) {
                 $query->whereIn(tenancy()->model()->getTenantKeyName(), $this->option('tenants'));
             })
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/BelongsToTenant.php b/src/Database/Concerns/BelongsToTenant.php
index 07048a1f..ccf87c81 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/BelongsToTenant.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/BelongsToTenant.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns;
 
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Contracts\Tenant;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\TenantScope;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
 /**
  * @property-read Tenant $tenant
@@ -14,12 +15,7 @@ trait BelongsToTenant
 {
     public function tenant()
     {
-        return $this->belongsTo(config('tenancy.tenant_model'), static::tenantIdColumn());
-    }
-
-    public static function tenantIdColumn(): string
-    {
-        return config('tenancy.single_db.tenant_id_column');
+        return $this->belongsTo(config('tenancy.models.tenant'), Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn());
     }
 
     public static function bootBelongsToTenant(): void
@@ -27,9 +23,9 @@ trait BelongsToTenant
         static::addGlobalScope(new TenantScope);
 
         static::creating(function ($model) {
-            if (! $model->getAttribute(static::tenantIdColumn()) && ! $model->relationLoaded('tenant')) {
+            if (! $model->getAttribute(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn()) && ! $model->relationLoaded('tenant')) {
                 if (tenancy()->initialized) {
-                    $model->setAttribute(static::tenantIdColumn(), tenant()->getTenantKey());
+                    $model->setAttribute(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn(), tenant()->getTenantKey());
                     $model->setRelation('tenant', tenant());
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasDomains.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasDomains.php
index bd512e23..ae3aed42 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasDomains.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasDomains.php
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-// todo not sure if this should be in Database\
-
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns;
 
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Contracts\Domain;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
 /**
  * @property-read Domain[]|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection $domains
@@ -17,12 +16,12 @@ trait HasDomains
 {
     public function domains()
     {
-        return $this->hasMany(config('tenancy.domain_model'), 'tenant_id');
+        return $this->hasMany(config('tenancy.models.domain'), Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn());
     }
 
     public function createDomain($data): Domain
     {
-        $class = config('tenancy.domain_model');
+        $class = config('tenancy.models.domain');
 
         if (! is_array($data)) {
             $data = ['domain' => $data];
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasScopedValidationRules.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasScopedValidationRules.php
index 7913a215..979a3ecc 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasScopedValidationRules.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasScopedValidationRules.php
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns;
 
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Exists;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Unique;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
 trait HasScopedValidationRules
 {
     public function unique($table, $column = 'NULL')
     {
-        return (new Unique($table, $column))->where(BelongsToTenant::tenantIdColumn(), $this->getTenantKey());
+        return (new Unique($table, $column))->where(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn(), $this->getTenantKey());
     }
 
     public function exists($table, $column = 'NULL')
     {
-        return (new Exists($table, $column))->where(BelongsToTenant::tenantIdColumn(), $this->getTenantKey());
+        return (new Exists($table, $column))->where(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn(), $this->getTenantKey());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Models/Domain.php b/src/Database/Models/Domain.php
index 16695711..e5c49bcf 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/Domain.php
+++ b/src/Database/Models/Domain.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Domain extends Model implements Contracts\Domain
 
     public function tenant(): BelongsTo
     {
-        return $this->belongsTo(config('tenancy.tenant_model'));
+        return $this->belongsTo(config('tenancy.models.tenant'));
     }
 
     protected $dispatchesEvents = [
diff --git a/src/Database/TenantScope.php b/src/Database/TenantScope.php
index fdab9d70..e3b1db69 100644
--- a/src/Database/TenantScope.php
+++ b/src/Database/TenantScope.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Scope;
-use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\BelongsToTenant;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
 class TenantScope implements Scope
 {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TenantScope implements Scope
             return;
         }
 
-        $builder->where($model->qualifyColumn(BelongsToTenant::tenantIdColumn()), tenant()->getTenantKey());
+        $builder->where($model->qualifyColumn(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn()), tenant()->getTenantKey());
     }
 
     public function extend(Builder $builder): void
diff --git a/src/Features/UserImpersonation.php b/src/Features/UserImpersonation.php
index 41bf774b..4c9bb104 100644
--- a/src/Features/UserImpersonation.php
+++ b/src/Features/UserImpersonation.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class UserImpersonation implements Feature
     {
         $tenancy->macro('impersonate', function (Tenant $tenant, string $userId, string $redirectUrl, string $authGuard = null): ImpersonationToken {
             return ImpersonationToken::create([
-                'tenant_id' => $tenant->getTenantKey(),
+                Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn() => $tenant->getTenantKey(),
                 'user_id' => $userId,
                 'redirect_url' => $redirectUrl,
                 'auth_guard' => $authGuard,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UserImpersonation implements Feature
 
         abort_if($tokenExpired, 403);
 
-        $tokenTenantId = (string) $token->tenant_id;
+        $tokenTenantId = (string) $token->getAttribute(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn());
         $currentTenantId = (string) tenant()->getTenantKey();
 
         abort_unless($tokenTenantId === $currentTenantId, 403);
diff --git a/src/Listeners/CreateTenantConnection.php b/src/Listeners/CreateTenantConnection.php
index b4983d32..6af18a10 100644
--- a/src/Listeners/CreateTenantConnection.php
+++ b/src/Listeners/CreateTenantConnection.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners;
 
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Contracts\TenantWithDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\DatabaseManager;
-use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\Contracts\TenantEvent;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\Contracts\TenancyEvent;
 
 class CreateTenantConnection
 {
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ class CreateTenantConnection
     ) {
     }
 
-    public function handle(TenantEvent $event): void
+    public function handle(TenancyEvent $event): void
     {
-        /** @var TenantWithDatabase */
-        $tenant = $event->tenant;
+        /** @var TenantWithDatabase $tenant */
+        $tenant = $event->tenancy->tenant;
 
+        $this->database->purgeTenantConnection();
         $this->database->createTenantConnection($tenant);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Listeners/UpdateSyncedResource.php b/src/Listeners/UpdateSyncedResource.php
index 39391eac..38245a80 100644
--- a/src/Listeners/UpdateSyncedResource.php
+++ b/src/Listeners/UpdateSyncedResource.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\TenantCollection;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\SyncedResourceChangedInForeignDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\SyncedResourceSaved;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Exceptions\ModelNotSyncMasterException;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenancy;
 
 // todo@v4 review all code related to resource syncing
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class UpdateSyncedResource extends QueueableListener
             /** @var Tenant */
             $tenant = $event->tenant;
 
-            return ((string) $model->pivot->tenant_id) === ((string) $tenant->getTenantKey());
+            return ((string) $model->pivot->getAttribute(Tenancy::tenantKeyColumn())) === ((string) $tenant->getTenantKey());
         };
 
         $mappingExists = $centralModel->tenants->contains($currentTenantMapping);
diff --git a/src/Listeners/UseCentralConnection.php b/src/Listeners/UseCentralConnection.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..716a5148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Listeners/UseCentralConnection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners;
+
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\DatabaseManager;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\Contracts\TenancyEvent;
+
+class UseCentralConnection
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        protected DatabaseManager $database,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function handle(TenancyEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->database->reconnectToCentral();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Listeners/UseTenantConnection.php b/src/Listeners/UseTenantConnection.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4c12108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Listeners/UseTenantConnection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners;
+
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\DatabaseManager;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\Contracts\TenancyEvent;
+
+class UseTenantConnection
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        protected DatabaseManager $database,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function handle(TenancyEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->database->setDefaultConnection('tenant');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Resolvers/DomainTenantResolver.php b/src/Resolvers/DomainTenantResolver.php
index cf88f579..2163febe 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/DomainTenantResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolvers/DomainTenantResolver.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class DomainTenantResolver extends Contracts\CachedTenantResolver
     {
         $domain = $args[0];
 
-        $tenant = config('tenancy.tenant_model')::query()
+        $tenant = config('tenancy.models.tenant')::query()
             ->whereHas('domains', fn (Builder $query) => $query->where('domain', $domain))
             ->with('domains')
             ->first();
diff --git a/src/Tenancy.php b/src/Tenancy.php
index 5b30e3e0..e8187dd8 100644
--- a/src/Tenancy.php
+++ b/src/Tenancy.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Tenancy
 
     public static function model(): Tenant&Model
     {
-        $class = config('tenancy.tenant_model');
+        $class = config('tenancy.models.tenant');
 
         /** @var Tenant&Model $model */
         $model = new $class;
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ class Tenancy
         return $model;
     }
 
+    /** Name of the column used to relate models to tenants. */
+    public static function tenantKeyColumn(): string
+    {
+        return config('tenancy.models.tenant_key_column') ?? 'tenant_id';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Try to find a tenant using an ID.
      *
diff --git a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
index ca39c194..7a40b84f 100644
--- a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class TenancyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             $this->app->singleton($bootstrapper);
         }
 
-        // Bind the class in the tenancy.id_generator config to the UniqueIdentifierGenerator abstract.
-        if (! is_null($this->app['config']['tenancy.id_generator'])) {
-            $this->app->bind(Contracts\UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class, $this->app['config']['tenancy.id_generator']);
+        // Bind the class in the tenancy.models.id_generator config to the UniqueIdentifierGenerator abstract.
+        if (! is_null($this->app['config']['tenancy.models.id_generator'])) {
+            $this->app->bind(Contracts\UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class, $this->app['config']['tenancy.models.id_generator']);
         }
 
         $this->app->singleton(Commands\Migrate::class, function ($app) {
diff --git a/tests/CombinedDomainAndSubdomainIdentificationTest.php b/tests/CombinedDomainAndSubdomainIdentificationTest.php
index 4e3c190b..8d613875 100644
--- a/tests/CombinedDomainAndSubdomainIdentificationTest.php
+++ b/tests/CombinedDomainAndSubdomainIdentificationTest.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ beforeEach(function () {
         });
     });
 
-    config(['tenancy.tenant_model' => CombinedTenant::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant' => CombinedTenant::class]);
 });
 
 test('tenant can be identified by subdomain', function () {
diff --git a/tests/CommandsTest.php b/tests/CommandsTest.php
index 95672753..d8484253 100644
--- a/tests/CommandsTest.php
+++ b/tests/CommandsTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners\RevertToCentralContext;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Bootstrappers\DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper;
 
 beforeEach(function () {
-    if (file_exists($schemaPath = database_path('schema/tenant-schema.dump'))) {
+    if (file_exists($schemaPath = 'tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump')) {
         unlink($schemaPath);
     }
 
@@ -111,28 +111,44 @@ test('migrate command loads schema state', function () {
 
 test('dump command works', function () {
     $tenant = Tenant::create();
+    $schemaPath = 'tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump';
+
     Artisan::call('tenants:migrate');
 
-    tenancy()->initialize($tenant);
+    expect($schemaPath)->not()->toBeFile();
 
-    Artisan::call('tenants:dump --path="tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump"');
-    expect('tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump')->toBeFile();
-});
-
-test('tenant dump file gets created as tenant-schema.dump in the database schema folder by default', function() {
-    config(['tenancy.migration_parameters.--schema-path' => $schemaPath = database_path('schema/tenant-schema.dump')]);
-
-    $tenant = Tenant::create();
-    Artisan::call('tenants:migrate');
-
-    tenancy()->initialize($tenant);
-
-    Artisan::call('tenants:dump');
+    Artisan::call('tenants:dump ' . "--tenant='$tenant->id' --path='$schemaPath'");
 
     expect($schemaPath)->toBeFile();
 });
 
-test('migrate command uses the correct schema path by default', function () {
+test('dump command generates dump at the passed path', function() {
+    $tenant = Tenant::create();
+
+    Artisan::call('tenants:migrate');
+
+    expect($schemaPath = 'tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump')->not()->toBeFile();
+
+    Artisan::call("tenants:dump --tenant='$tenant->id' --path='$schemaPath'");
+
+    expect($schemaPath)->toBeFile();
+});
+
+test('dump command generates dump at the path specified in the tenancy migration parameters config', function() {
+    config(['tenancy.migration_parameters.--schema-path' => $schemaPath = 'tests/Etc/tenant-schema-test.dump']);
+
+    $tenant = Tenant::create();
+
+    Artisan::call('tenants:migrate');
+
+    expect($schemaPath)->not()->toBeFile();
+
+    Artisan::call("tenants:dump --tenant='$tenant->id'");
+
+    expect($schemaPath)->toBeFile();
+});
+
+test('migrate command correctly uses the schema dump located at the configured schema path by default', function () {
     config(['tenancy.migration_parameters.--schema-path' => 'tests/Etc/tenant-schema.dump']);
     $tenant = Tenant::create();
 
@@ -146,6 +162,7 @@ test('migrate command uses the correct schema path by default', function () {
 
     tenancy()->initialize($tenant);
 
+    // schema_users is a table included in the tests/Etc/tenant-schema dump
     // Check for both tables to see if missing migrations also get executed
     expect(Schema::hasTable('schema_users'))->toBeTrue();
     expect(Schema::hasTable('users'))->toBeTrue();
diff --git a/tests/DeleteDomainsJobTest.php b/tests/DeleteDomainsJobTest.php
index bdee14dd..bd825b71 100644
--- a/tests/DeleteDomainsJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/DeleteDomainsJobTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\HasDomains;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Jobs\DeleteDomains;
 
 beforeEach(function () {
-    config(['tenancy.tenant_model' => DatabaseAndDomainTenant::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant' => DatabaseAndDomainTenant::class]);
 });
 
 test('job delete domains successfully', function (){
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ test('job delete domains successfully', function (){
 class DatabaseAndDomainTenant extends \Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc\Tenant
 {
     use HasDomains;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/DomainTest.php b/tests/DomainTest.php
index 6995da24..2fc04b76 100644
--- a/tests/DomainTest.php
+++ b/tests/DomainTest.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ beforeEach(function () {
         });
     });
 
-    config(['tenancy.tenant_model' => DomainTenant::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant' => DomainTenant::class]);
 });
 
 test('tenant can be identified using hostname', function () {
diff --git a/tests/ManualModeTest.php b/tests/ManualModeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe1ba9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ManualModeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Stancl\JobPipeline\JobPipeline;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\TenancyEnded;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\TenancyInitialized;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\TenantCreated;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Jobs\CreateDatabase;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners\CreateTenantConnection;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners\UseCentralConnection;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Listeners\UseTenantConnection;
+use \Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc\Tenant;
+
+test('manual tenancy initialization works', function () {
+    Event::listen(TenantCreated::class, JobPipeline::make([CreateDatabase::class])->send(function (TenantCreated $event) {
+        return $event->tenant;
+    })->toListener());
+
+    Event::listen(TenancyInitialized::class, CreateTenantConnection::class);
+    Event::listen(TenancyInitialized::class, UseTenantConnection::class);
+    Event::listen(TenancyEnded::class, UseCentralConnection::class);
+
+    $tenant = Tenant::create();
+
+    expect(app('db')->getDefaultConnection())->toBe('central');
+    expect(array_keys(app('db')->getConnections()))->toBe(['central', 'tenant_host_connection']);
+    pest()->assertArrayNotHasKey('tenant', config('database.connections'));
+
+    tenancy()->initialize($tenant);
+    
+    // Trigger creation of the tenant connection
+    createUsersTable();
+
+    expect(app('db')->getDefaultConnection())->toBe('tenant');
+    expect(array_keys(app('db')->getConnections()))->toBe(['central', 'tenant']);
+    pest()->assertArrayHasKey('tenant', config('database.connections'));
+
+    tenancy()->end();
+
+    expect(array_keys(app('db')->getConnections()))->toBe(['central']);
+    expect(config('database.connections.tenant'))->toBeNull();
+    expect(app('db')->getDefaultConnection())->toBe(config('tenancy.database.central_connection'));
+});
diff --git a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
index 8dbda9ee..26fd5c34 100644
--- a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
@@ -67,23 +67,6 @@ test('CreatePendingTenants command cannot run with both time constraints', funct
         ->assertFailed();
 });
 
-test('CreatePendingTenants commands all option overrides any config constraints', function () {
-    Tenant::createPending();
-    Tenant::createPending();
-
-    tenancy()->model()->query()->onlyPending()->first()->update([
-        'pending_since' => now()->subDays(10)
-    ]);
-
-    config(['tenancy.pending.older_than_days' => 4]);
-
-    Artisan::call(ClearPendingTenants::class, [
-        '--all' => true
-    ]);
-
-    expect(Tenant::onlyPending()->count())->toBe(0);
-});
-
 test('tenancy can check if there are any pending tenants', function () {
     expect(Tenant::onlyPending()->exists())->toBeFalse();
 
diff --git a/tests/SingleDatabaseTenancyTest.php b/tests/SingleDatabaseTenancyTest.php
index ec0a0edf..d9f10fc0 100644
--- a/tests/SingleDatabaseTenancyTest.php
+++ b/tests/SingleDatabaseTenancyTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ beforeEach(function () {
         $table->foreign('post_id')->references('id')->on('posts')->onUpdate('cascade')->onDelete('cascade');
     });
 
-    config(['tenancy.tenant_model' => Tenant::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant' => Tenant::class]);
 });
 
 test('primary models are scoped to the current tenant', function () {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test('tenant id is not auto added when creating primary resources in central con
 });
 
 test('tenant id column name can be customized', function () {
-    config(['tenancy.single_db.tenant_id_column' => 'team_id']);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant_key_column' => 'team_id']);
 
     Schema::drop('comments');
     Schema::drop('posts');
diff --git a/tests/SubdomainTest.php b/tests/SubdomainTest.php
index 0ff52bc0..365ecc47 100644
--- a/tests/SubdomainTest.php
+++ b/tests/SubdomainTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ beforeEach(function () {
         });
     });
 
-    config(['tenancy.tenant_model' => SubdomainTenant::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.tenant' => SubdomainTenant::class]);
 });
 
 test('tenant can be identified by subdomain', function () {
diff --git a/tests/TenantModelTest.php b/tests/TenantModelTest.php
index fb62260c..1c5a7700 100644
--- a/tests/TenantModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/TenantModelTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test('current tenant can be resolved from service container using typehint', fun
 });
 
 test('id is generated when no id is supplied', function () {
-    config(['tenancy.id_generator' => UUIDGenerator::class]);
+    config(['tenancy.models.id_generator' => UUIDGenerator::class]);
 
     $this->mock(UUIDGenerator::class, function ($mock) {
         return $mock->shouldReceive('generate')->once();
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 1c0ceb83..7b9deea0 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase
                 'central' => true,
             ],
             'tenancy.seeder_parameters' => [],
-            'tenancy.tenant_model' => Tenant::class, // Use test tenant w/ DBs & domains
+            'tenancy.models.tenant' => Tenant::class, // Use test tenant w/ DBs & domains
         ]);
 
         $app->singleton(RedisTenancyBootstrapper::class); // todo (Samuel) use proper approach eg config for singleton registration