diff --git a/newsfragments/672.feature.rst b/newsfragments/672.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17950163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/672.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Have separate parameters for template database name and database name in DatabaseJanitor.
+It'll make it much clearer to understand the code and Janitor's behaviour.
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diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/executor.py b/pytest_postgresql/executor.py
index 5c2800b9..cc8af302 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/executor.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/executor.py
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ def __init__(
             },
         )
 
+    @property
+    def template_dbname(self) -> str:
+        """Return the template database name."""
+        return f"{self.dbname}_tmpl"
+
     def start(self: T) -> T:
         """Add check for postgresql version before starting process."""
         if self.version < self.MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION:
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/executor_noop.py b/pytest_postgresql/executor_noop.py
index 68d53fcf..4f910200 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/executor_noop.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/executor_noop.py
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def __init__(
         self.dbname = dbname
         self._version: Any = None
 
+    @property
+    def template_dbname(self) -> str:
+        """Return the template database name."""
+        return f"{self.dbname}_tmpl"
+
     @property
     def version(self) -> Any:
         """Get postgresql's version."""
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
index 389529a2..462c392b 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
@@ -75,9 +75,15 @@ def postgresql_factory(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Connection]:
                 ),
                 category=DeprecationWarning,
             )
-
         with DatabaseJanitor(
-            pg_user, pg_host, pg_port, pg_db, proc_fixture.version, pg_password, isolation_level
+            user=pg_user,
+            host=pg_host,
+            port=pg_port,
+            dbname=pg_db,
+            template_dbname=proc_fixture.template_dbname,
+            version=proc_fixture.version,
+            password=pg_password,
+            isolation_level=isolation_level,
         ) as janitor:
             db_connection: Connection = psycopg.connect(
                 dbname=pg_db,
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
index 638868a0..56200584 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
@@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ def postgresql_noproc_fixture(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[NoopExecutor]
             dbname=pg_dbname,
             options=pg_options,
         )
-        template_dbname = f"{noop_exec.dbname}_tmpl"
         with DatabaseJanitor(
             user=noop_exec.user,
             host=noop_exec.host,
             port=noop_exec.port,
-            dbname=template_dbname,
+            template_dbname=noop_exec.template_dbname,
             version=noop_exec.version,
             password=noop_exec.password,
         ) as janitor:
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
index 28fd0b54..9068a609 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ def postgresql_proc_fixture(
         # start server
         with postgresql_executor:
             postgresql_executor.wait_for_postgres()
-            template_dbname = f"{postgresql_executor.dbname}_tmpl"
             with DatabaseJanitor(
                 user=postgresql_executor.user,
                 host=postgresql_executor.host,
                 port=postgresql_executor.port,
-                dbname=template_dbname,
+                template_dbname=postgresql_executor.template_dbname,
                 version=postgresql_executor.version,
                 password=postgresql_executor.password,
             ) as janitor:
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py b/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
index 8b69e1d1..7636f1cc 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ def __init__(
         user: str,
         host: str,
         port: Union[str, int],
-        dbname: str,
         version: Union[str, float, Version],  # type: ignore[valid-type]
+        dbname: Optional[str] = None,
+        template_dbname: Optional[str] = None,
         password: Optional[str] = None,
         isolation_level: "Optional[psycopg.IsolationLevel]" = None,
         connection_timeout: int = 60,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def __init__(
         :param host: postgresql host
         :param port: postgresql port
         :param dbname: database name
+        :param dbname: template database name
         :param version: postgresql version number
         :param password: optional postgresql password
         :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.password = password
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
+        # At least one of the dbname or template_dbname has to be filled.
+        assert any([dbname, template_dbname])
         self.dbname = dbname
+        self.template_dbname = template_dbname
         self._connection_timeout = connection_timeout
         self.isolation_level = isolation_level
         if not isinstance(version, Version):
@@ -59,36 +64,33 @@ def __init__(
 
     def init(self) -> None:
         """Create database in postgresql."""
-        template_name = f"{self.dbname}_tmpl"
         with self.cursor() as cur:
-            if self.dbname.endswith("_tmpl"):
-                result = False
-            else:
-                cur.execute(
-                    "SELECT EXISTS "
-                    "(SELECT datname FROM pg_catalog.pg_database WHERE datname= %s);",
-                    (template_name,),
-                )
-                row = cur.fetchone()
-                result = (row is not None) and row[0]
-            if not result:
+            if self.is_template():
+                cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.template_dbname}";')
+            elif self.template_dbname is None:
                 cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.dbname}";')
             else:
                 # All template database does not allow connection:
-                self._dont_datallowconn(cur, template_name)
+                self._dont_datallowconn(cur, self.template_dbname)
                 # And make sure no-one is left connected to the template database.
-                # Otherwise Creating database from template will fail
-                self._terminate_connection(cur, template_name)
-                cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.dbname}" TEMPLATE "{template_name}";')
+                # Otherwise, Creating database from template will fail
+                self._terminate_connection(cur, self.template_dbname)
+                cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.dbname}" TEMPLATE "{self.template_dbname}";')
+
+    def is_template(self) -> bool:
+        """Determine whether the DatabaseJanitor maintains template or database."""
+        return self.dbname is None
 
     def drop(self) -> None:
         """Drop database in postgresql."""
         # We cannot drop the database while there are connections to it, so we
         # terminate all connections first while not allowing new connections.
+        db_to_drop = self.template_dbname if self.is_template() else self.dbname
+        assert db_to_drop
         with self.cursor() as cur:
-            self._dont_datallowconn(cur, self.dbname)
-            self._terminate_connection(cur, self.dbname)
-            cur.execute(f'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS "{self.dbname}";')
+            self._dont_datallowconn(cur, db_to_drop)
+            self._terminate_connection(cur, db_to_drop)
+            cur.execute(f'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS "{db_to_drop}";')
 
     @staticmethod
     def _dont_datallowconn(cur: Cursor, dbname: str) -> None:
@@ -113,12 +115,13 @@ def load(self, load: Union[Callable, str, Path]) -> None:
             * a callable that expects: host, port, user, dbname and password arguments.
 
         """
+        db_to_load = self.template_dbname if self.is_template() else self.dbname
         _loader = build_loader(load)
         _loader(
             host=self.host,
             port=self.port,
             user=self.user,
-            dbname=self.dbname,
+            dbname=db_to_load,
             password=self.password,
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_janitor.py b/tests/test_janitor.py
index de2d74f5..5eafe304 100644
--- a/tests/test_janitor.py
+++ b/tests/test_janitor.py
@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("version", (VERSION, 10, "10"))
 def test_version_cast(version: Any) -> None:
     """Test that version is cast to Version object."""
-    janitor = DatabaseJanitor("user", "host", "1234", "database_name", version)
+    janitor = DatabaseJanitor(
+        user="user", host="host", port="1234", dbname="database_name", version=version
+    )
     assert janitor.version == VERSION
 
 
 @patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.connect")
 def test_cursor_selects_postgres_database(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that the cursor requests the postgres database."""
-    janitor = DatabaseJanitor("user", "host", "1234", "database_name", 10)
+    janitor = DatabaseJanitor(
+        user="user", host="host", port="1234", dbname="database_name", version=10
+    )
     with janitor.cursor():
         connect_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             dbname="postgres", user="user", password=None, host="host", port="1234"
@@ -32,7 +36,14 @@ def test_cursor_selects_postgres_database(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
 @patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.connect")
 def test_cursor_connects_with_password(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that the cursor requests the postgres database."""
-    janitor = DatabaseJanitor("user", "host", "1234", "database_name", 10, "some_password")
+    janitor = DatabaseJanitor(
+        user="user",
+        host="host",
+        port="1234",
+        dbname="database_name",
+        version=10,
+        password="some_password",
+    )
     with janitor.cursor():
         connect_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             dbname="postgres", user="user", password="some_password", host="host", port="1234"