diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 09fc893..e9bb12f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ jobs:
           command: "cargo fmt --check"
       - run:
           name: "Install dependencies"
-          command: "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y psmisc postgresql-contrib-12 postgresql-client-12 ruby ruby-dev libpq-dev"
+          command: "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y psmisc postgresql-contrib-12 postgresql-client-12 ruby ruby-dev libpq-dev python"
       - run:
-          name: "Build" 
+          name: "Build"
           command: "cargo build"
       - run:
           name: "Test"
diff --git a/.circleci/run_tests.sh b/.circleci/run_tests.sh
index c932a86..a6fb790 100644
--- a/.circleci/run_tests.sh
+++ b/.circleci/run_tests.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,17 @@ psql -U sharding_user -e -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6432 -f tests/sharding/query_routing_te
 cd tests/ruby && \
     sudo gem install bundler && \
     bundle install && \
-    ruby tests.rb && \
-cd ../..
+    ruby tests.rb
+cd /home/circleci/project
+
+#
+# Python tests
+#
+cd tests/python && \
+    pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+    python tests.py
+cd /home/circleci/project
+
 
 # Admin tests
 export PGPASSWORD=admin_pass
diff --git a/src/admin.rs b/src/admin.rs
index 163227d..831ca0b 100644
--- a/src/admin.rs
+++ b/src/admin.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ use crate::pool::get_all_pools;
 use crate::stats::get_stats;
 use crate::ClientServerMap;
 
+pub fn generate_server_info_for_admin() -> BytesMut {
+    let mut server_info = BytesMut::new();
+
+    server_info.put(server_paramater_message("application_name", ""));
+    server_info.put(server_paramater_message("client_encoding", "UTF8"));
+    server_info.put(server_paramater_message("server_encoding", "UTF8"));
+    server_info.put(server_paramater_message("server_version", VERSION));
+    server_info.put(server_paramater_message("DateStyle", "ISO, MDY"));
+
+    return server_info;
+}
+
 /// Handle admin client.
 pub async fn handle_admin<T>(
     stream: &mut T,
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 4f32d0a..1775ad2 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::io::{split, AsyncReadExt, BufReader, ReadHalf, WriteHalf};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
-use crate::admin::handle_admin;
+use crate::admin::{generate_server_info_for_admin, handle_admin};
 use crate::config::get_config;
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::errors::Error;
@@ -311,10 +311,7 @@ where
             Err(_) => return Err(Error::SocketError),
         };
 
-        let mut target_pool: ConnectionPool = ConnectionPool::default();
-        let mut transaction_mode = false;
-
-        if admin {
+        let (target_pool, transaction_mode, server_info) = if admin {
             let correct_user = config.general.admin_username.as_str();
             let correct_password = config.general.admin_password.as_str();
 
@@ -325,8 +322,13 @@ where
                 wrong_password(&mut write, user).await?;
                 return Err(Error::ClientError);
             }
+            (
+                ConnectionPool::default(),
+                false,
+                generate_server_info_for_admin(),
+            )
         } else {
-            target_pool = match get_pool(database.clone(), user.clone()) {
+            let target_pool = match get_pool(database.clone(), user.clone()) {
                 Some(pool) => pool,
                 None => {
                     error_response(
@@ -340,8 +342,8 @@ where
                     return Err(Error::ClientError);
                 }
             };
-            transaction_mode = target_pool.settings.pool_mode == "transaction";
-
+            let transaction_mode = target_pool.settings.pool_mode == "transaction";
+            let server_info = target_pool.server_info();
             // Compare server and client hashes.
             let correct_password = target_pool.settings.user.password.as_str();
             let password_hash = md5_hash_password(user, correct_password, &salt);
@@ -351,12 +353,13 @@ where
                 wrong_password(&mut write, user).await?;
                 return Err(Error::ClientError);
             }
-        }
+            (target_pool, transaction_mode, server_info)
+        };
 
         debug!("Password authentication successful");
 
         auth_ok(&mut write).await?;
-        write_all(&mut write, target_pool.server_info()).await?;
+        write_all(&mut write, server_info).await?;
         backend_key_data(&mut write, process_id, secret_key).await?;
         ready_for_query(&mut write).await?;
 
diff --git a/src/messages.rs b/src/messages.rs
index 89795c6..ba22a57 100644
--- a/src/messages.rs
+++ b/src/messages.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
 use crate::errors::Error;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::mem;
 
 /// Postgres data type mappings
 /// used in RowDescription ('T') message.
@@ -498,3 +499,20 @@ where
 
     Ok(bytes)
 }
+
+pub fn server_paramater_message(key: &str, value: &str) -> BytesMut {
+    let mut server_info = BytesMut::new();
+
+    let null_byte_size = 1;
+    let len: usize =
+        mem::size_of::<i32>() + key.len() + null_byte_size + value.len() + null_byte_size;
+
+    server_info.put_slice("S".as_bytes());
+    server_info.put_i32(len.try_into().unwrap());
+    server_info.put_slice(key.as_bytes());
+    server_info.put_bytes(0, 1);
+    server_info.put_slice(value.as_bytes());
+    server_info.put_bytes(0, 1);
+
+    return server_info;
+}
diff --git a/tests/python/tests.py b/tests/python/tests.py
index 8eb47f6..06d27dc 100644
--- a/tests/python/tests.py
+++ b/tests/python/tests.py
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import psycopg2
 
-conn = psycopg2.connect("postgres://random:password@127.0.0.1:6432/db")
-cur = conn.cursor()
+def test_normal_db_access():
+    conn = psycopg2.connect("postgres://sharding_user:sharding_user@127.0.0.1:6432/sharded_db?application_name=testing_pgcat")
+    cur = conn.cursor()
 
-cur.execute("SELECT 1");
-res = cur.fetchall()
+    cur.execute("SELECT 1")
+    res = cur.fetchall()
+    print(res)
 
-print(res)
 
-# conn.commit()
\ No newline at end of file
+def test_admin_db_access():
+    conn = psycopg2.connect("postgres://user:pass@127.0.0.1:6432/pgcat")
+    conn.autocommit = True # BEGIN/COMMIT is not supported by admin db
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    cur.execute("SHOW POOLS")
+    res = cur.fetchall()
+    print(res)
+
+test_normal_db_access()
+test_admin_db_access()
diff --git a/tests/ruby/tests.rb b/tests/ruby/tests.rb
index aaabe5e..c5a55a7 100644
--- a/tests/ruby/tests.rb
+++ b/tests/ruby/tests.rb
@@ -128,3 +128,16 @@ end
 25.times do
   poorly_behaved_client
 end
+
+
+def test_server_parameters
+  server_conn = PG::connect("postgres://sharding_user:sharding_user@127.0.0.1:6432/sharded_db?application_name=testing_pgcat")
+  raise StandardError, "Bad server version" if server_conn.server_version == 0
+  server_conn.close
+
+  admin_conn = PG::connect("postgres://admin_user:admin_pass@127.0.0.1:6432/pgcat")
+  raise StandardError, "Bad server version" if admin_conn.server_version == 0
+  admin_conn.close
+
+  puts 'Server parameters ok'
+end