diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
index 5f78cab702..25233f7b1f 100644
--- a/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_test.v
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import os
 import pg
+import term
 
 struct Modules {
 	id int
@@ -9,10 +11,13 @@ struct Modules {
 }
 
 fn test_orm() {
-	db := pg.connect(
-		dbname:'vpm'
-		user:'alex'
-	) or { panic(err) }
+	dbname := os.getenv('VDB_NAME')
+	dbuser := os.getenv('VDB_USER')
+	if dbname == '' || dbuser == '' {
+		eprintln(term.red('NB: this test requires VDB_NAME and VDB_USER env variables to be set'))
+		return
+	}
+	db := pg.connect(dbname: dbname, user: dbuser) or { panic(err) }
 /*
 	//nr_modules := db.select count from modules
 	//nr_modules := db.select count from Modules where id == 1
diff --git a/vlib/pg/pg.v b/vlib/pg/pg.v
index ec9344d079..cbac7269e9 100644
--- a/vlib/pg/pg.v
+++ b/vlib/pg/pg.v
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ pub fn (db DB) exec_one(query string) ?Row {
 // free. This prevents warnings and doesn't seem to affect behavior.
 pub fn (db DB) exec_param_many(query string, params []string) []Row {
 	unsafe {
-		b := sizeof(byteptr)
 		mut param_vals := &byteptr(malloc(params.len * 8))
 		for i in 0..params.len {
 			param_vals[i] = params[i].str