diff --git a/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py b/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
--- a/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ from routes.util import URLGenerator
 from webtest import TestApp
 import os
 from pylons_app.model import meta
+import logging
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__) 
+
 import pylons.test
 
 __all__ = ['environ', 'url', 'TestController']
 
 # Invoke websetup with the current config file
-SetupCommand('setup-app').run([pylons.test.pylonsapp.config['__file__']])
+#SetupCommand('setup-app').run([config_file])
+
 
 environ = {}
 
@@ -33,13 +39,13 @@ class TestController(TestCase):
         self.app = TestApp(wsgiapp)
         url._push_object(URLGenerator(config['routes.map'], environ))
         self.sa = meta.Session
+
         TestCase.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
     
-    def log_user(self):
+    def log_user(self, username='test_admin', password='test'):
         response = self.app.post(url(controller='login', action='index'),
-                                 {'username':'test_admin',
-                                  'password':'test'})
+                                 {'username':username,
+                                  'password':password})
         assert response.status == '302 Found', 'Wrong response code from login got %s' % response.status
         assert response.session['hg_app_user'].username == 'test_admin', 'wrong logged in user'
-        return response.follow()        
\ No newline at end of file
+        return response.follow()