diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f438af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Config
+
+if Mix.env() in [:dev, :test] do
+  config :ex_typesense,
+    api_key: "xyz",
+    host: "localhost",
+    port: 8108,
+    scheme: "http"
+end
diff --git a/lib/ex_typesense/connection.ex b/lib/ex_typesense/connection.ex
index ebb7a55..9708245 100644
--- a/lib/ex_typesense/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_typesense/connection.ex
@@ -6,27 +6,36 @@ defmodule ExTypesense.Connection do
 
   alias ExTypesense.HttpClient
 
-  # @derive {Inspect, except: [:api_key]}
-  # defstruct host: HttpClient.get_host(),
-  #           api_key: HttpClient.api_key(),
-  #           port: HttpClient.get_port(),
-  #           scheme: HttpClient.get_scheme()
+  defstruct [:host, :api_key, :port, :scheme]
 
   @typedoc since: "0.4.0"
   @type t() :: %{
-          host: String.t() | nil,
-          api_key: String.t() | nil,
+          host: binary() | nil,
+          api_key: binary() | nil,
           port: non_neg_integer() | nil,
-          scheme: String.t() | nil
+          scheme: binary() | nil
         }
 
   @doc """
   Fetches credentials either from application env or map.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+  Using the default credential from local development Typesense instance:
+
+      iex> conn = ExTypesense.Connection.new()
+      %ExTypesense.Connection{
+        host: "localhost",
+        api_key: "xyz",
+        port: 8108,
+        scheme: "http"
+      }
+
   """
   @doc since: "0.4.0"
   @spec new(connection :: t() | map()) :: ExTypesense.Connection.t()
   def new(connection \\ defaults()) when is_map(connection) do
-    %{
+    %ExTypesense.Connection{
       host: Map.get(connection, :host),
       api_key: Map.get(connection, :api_key),
       port: Map.get(connection, :port),
diff --git a/lib/ex_typesense/http_client.ex b/lib/ex_typesense/http_client.ex
index 684f598..009cdb0 100644
--- a/lib/ex_typesense/http_client.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_typesense/http_client.ex
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ defmodule ExTypesense.HttpClient do
   - `:content_type` `"Content-Type"` request header. Defaults to `"application/json"`.
 
   ## Examples
+
       iex> connection = %ExTypesense.Connection{
       ...>   host: "localhost",
       ...>   api_key: "some_api_key",
       ...>   port: "8108",
       ...>   scheme: "http"
       ...> }
+
       iex> HttpClient.request(connection, %{method: :post, path: "/collections", body: ExTypesense.TestSchema.Person})
       {:ok,
         [%{
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index cfc20f1..869559e 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -1,15 +1 @@
-Application.put_all_env(
-  ex_typesense: [
-    api_key: "xyz",
-    host: "localhost",
-    port: 8108,
-    scheme: "http"
-  ]
-)
-
 ExUnit.start()
-
-ExUnit.after_suite(fn %{failures: 0, skipped: 0, excluded: 0} ->
-  [:api_key, :host, :port, :scheme]
-  |> Enum.each(&Application.delete_env(:ex_typesense, &1))
-end)