diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index e47e2a09..12f7e454 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :joined, ->(user) { where("namespace_id != ?", user.namespace_id) }
   scope :public_only, -> { where(public: true) }
 
-  enumerize :issues_tracker, :in => (Settings[:issues_tracker].keys).append(:gitlab), :default => :gitlab
+  enumerize :issues_tracker, :in => (Gitlab.config.issues_tracker.keys).append(:gitlab), :default => :gitlab
 
   class << self
     def abandoned
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index c7bb66ae..895ae797 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ development:
   <<: *defaults
 
 test:
-  <<: *base
+  <<: *defaults
+  issues_tracker:
+    redmine:
+      issues_url: "http://redmine/:project_id/:issues_tracker_id/:id"
 
 staging:
   <<: *defaults
diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index f7d18e67..a656b021 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Settings['omniauth'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
 Settings.omniauth['enabled']      = false if Settings.omniauth['enabled'].nil?
 Settings.omniauth['providers']  ||= []
 
+Settings['issues_tracker']  ||= {}
+
 #
 # GitLab
 #
diff --git a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
index 7d2ac8c7..013dab71 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe IssuesHelper do
 
   describe :url_for_issue do
     let(:issue_id) { 3 }
-    let(:issues_url) { "http://redmine/:project_id/:issues_tracker_id/:id" }
+    let(:issues_url) { Gitlab.config.issues_tracker.redmine.issues_url}
     let(:ext_expected) do
       issues_url.gsub(':id', issue_id.to_s)
         .gsub(':project_id', ext_project.id.to_s)
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe IssuesHelper do
 
     it "should return path to external tracker" do
       @project = ext_project
-      Settings[:issues_tracker][ext_project.issues_tracker]["issues_url"] = issues_url
 
       url_for_issue(issue_id).should match(ext_expected)
     end