diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
@@ -18,33 +18,44 @@ import os
 from rhodecode.model import meta
 import logging
 
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 import pylons.test
 
-__all__ = ['environ', 'url', 'TestController']
+__all__ = ['environ', 'url', 'TestController', 'TESTS_TMP_PATH', 'HG_REPO',
+           'GIT_REPO', 'NEW_HG_REPO', 'NEW_GIT_REPO', 'HG_FORK', 'GIT_FORK', ]
 
 # Invoke websetup with the current config file
 #SetupCommand('setup-app').run([config_file])
 
 ##RUNNING DESIRED TESTS
-#nosetests rhodecode.tests.functional.test_admin_settings:TestSettingsController.test_my_account
+#nosetests -x rhodecode.tests.functional.test_admin_settings:TestSettingsController.test_my_account
 
 environ = {}
-TEST_DIR = '/tmp'
-REPO_PATH = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'vcs_test')
-NEW_REPO_PATH = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'vcs_test_new')
-FORK_REPO_PATH = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'vcs_test_fork')
+
+#SOME GLOBALS FOR TESTS
+TESTS_TMP_PATH = '/tmp'
+
+HG_REPO = 'vcs_test_hg'
+GIT_REPO = 'vcs_test_git'
+
+NEW_HG_REPO = 'vcs_test_hg_new'
+NEW_GIT_REPO = 'vcs_test_git_new'
+
+HG_FORK = 'vcs_test_hg_fork'
+GIT_FORK = 'vcs_test_git_fork'
 
 class TestController(TestCase):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         wsgiapp = pylons.test.pylonsapp
         config = wsgiapp.config
+
         self.app = TestApp(wsgiapp)
         url._push_object(URLGenerator(config['routes.map'], environ))
         self.sa = meta.Session
-
+        self.index_location = config['app_conf']['index_dir']
         TestCase.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def log_user(self, username='test_admin', password='test12'):