diff --git a/lib/active_record_doctor/config/default.rb b/lib/active_record_doctor/config/default.rb
index 10a7885..dc1cd76 100644
--- a/lib/active_record_doctor/config/default.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record_doctor/config/default.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
   detector :incorrect_boolean_presence_validation,
     enabled: true,
+    ignore_databases: [],
     ignore_models: [],
     ignore_attributes: []
 
diff --git a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/base.rb b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/base.rb
index 1beae16..294a553 100644
--- a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/base.rb
@@ -164,12 +164,14 @@ def underscored_name
         self.class.underscored_name
       end
 
-      def each_model(except: [], abstract: nil, existing_tables_only: false)
+      def each_model(except: [], ignore_databases: [], abstract: nil, existing_tables_only: false)
         log("Iterating over Active Record models") do
           models.each do |model|
             case
             when model.name.start_with?("HABTM_")
               log("#{model.name} - has-belongs-to-many model; skipping")
+            when model.respond_to?(:connection_db_config) && ignored?(model.connection_db_config.name, ignore_databases)
+              log("#{model.name} - connects to the #{model.connection_db_config.name} which is ignored; skipping")
             when ignored?(model.name, except)
               log("#{model.name} - ignored via the configuration; skipping")
             when abstract && !model.abstract_class?
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ def each_index(table_name, except: [], multicolumn_only: false)
 
       def each_attribute(model, except: [], type: nil)
         log("Iterating over attributes of #{model.name}") do
-          connection.columns(model.table_name).each do |column|
+          model.connection.columns(model.table_name).each do |column|
             case
             when ignored?("#{model.name}.#{column.name}", except)
               log("#{model.name}.#{column.name} - ignored via the configuration; skipping")
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ def each_association(model, except: [], type: [:has_many, :has_one, :belongs_to]
       end
 
       def ignored?(name, patterns)
+        name = name.to_s
         patterns.any? { |pattern| pattern === name } # rubocop:disable Style/CaseEquality
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation.rb b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation.rb
index bcd0f2e..60d97ee 100644
--- a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ module Detectors
     class IncorrectBooleanPresenceValidation < Base # :nodoc:
       @description = "detect persence (instead of inclusion) validators on boolean columns"
       @config = {
+        ignore_databases: {
+          description: "databases whose models should not be checked",
+          global: true
+        },
         ignore_models: {
           description: "models whose validators should not be checked",
           global: true
@@ -25,7 +29,11 @@ def message(model:, attribute:)
       end
 
       def detect
-        each_model(except: config(:ignore_models), existing_tables_only: true) do |model|
+        each_model(
+          except: config(:ignore_models),
+          ignore_databases: config(:ignore_databases),
+          existing_tables_only: true
+        ) do |model|
           each_attribute(model, except: config(:ignore_attributes)) do |column|
             next unless column.type == :boolean
             next unless has_presence_validator?(model, column)
diff --git a/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation_test.rb b/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation_test.rb
index d00e960..2a825b2 100644
--- a/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation_test.rb
+++ b/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/incorrect_boolean_presence_validation_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ def test_presence_true_is_reported_on_boolean_only
     OUTPUT
   end
 
+  def test_mutli_database_support
+    skip if !multi_database_support?
+
+    SecondaryContext.create_table(:users) do |t|
+      t.boolean :active, null: false
+    end.define_model do
+      validates :active, presence: true
+    end
+
+    assert_problems(<<~OUTPUT)
+      replace the `presence` validator on SecondaryContext::User.active with `inclusion` - `presence` can't be used on booleans
+    OUTPUT
+  end
+
   def test_inclusion_is_not_reported
     Context.create_table(:users) do |t|
       t.boolean :active, null: false
@@ -33,6 +47,25 @@ def test_models_with_non_existent_tables_are_skipped
     refute_problems
   end
 
+  def test_config_ignore_databases
+    skip if !multi_database_support?
+
+    SecondaryContext.create_table(:users) do |t|
+      t.boolean :active, null: false
+    end.define_model do
+      validates :active, presence: true
+    end
+
+    config_file(<<-CONFIG)
+      ActiveRecordDoctor.configure do |config|
+        config.detector :incorrect_boolean_presence_validation,
+          ignore_databases: ["secondary"]
+      end
+    CONFIG
+
+    refute_problems
+  end
+
   def test_config_ignore_models
     Context.create_table(:users) do |t|
       t.boolean :active, null: false
@@ -67,6 +100,24 @@ def test_config_ignore_models_regexp
     refute_problems
   end
 
+  def test_global_ignore_databases
+    skip if !multi_database_support?
+
+    SecondaryContext.create_table(:users) do |t|
+      t.boolean :active, null: false
+    end.define_model do
+      validates :active, presence: true
+    end
+
+    config_file(<<-CONFIG)
+      ActiveRecordDoctor.configure do |config|
+        config.global :ignore_databases, ["secondary"]
+      end
+    CONFIG
+
+    refute_problems
+  end
+
   def test_global_ignore_models
     Context.create_table(:users) do |t|
       t.boolean :active, null: false
diff --git a/test/setup.rb b/test/setup.rb
index 786b056..0e8cb2f 100644
--- a/test/setup.rb
+++ b/test/setup.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ def mysql?
     ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == "Mysql2"
   end
 
+  def multi_database_support?
+    ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 6
+  end
+
   def detector_name
     self.class.name.sub(/Test$/, "").demodulize.underscore.to_sym
   end