diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import os
 from rhodecode.model import meta
 import logging
 
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__) 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 import pylons.test
 
@@ -32,6 +31,9 @@ __all__ = ['environ', 'url', 'TestContro
 #nosetests 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')
 
 class TestController(TestCase):
 
@@ -43,16 +45,16 @@ class TestController(TestCase):
         self.sa = meta.Session
 
         TestCase.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-    
+
     def log_user(self, username='test_admin', password='test12'):
         response = self.app.post(url(controller='login', action='index'),
                                  {'username':username,
                                   'password':password})
         print response
-        
+
         if 'invalid user name' in response.body:
             assert False, 'could not login using %s %s' % (username, password)
-        
+
         assert response.status == '302 Found', 'Wrong response code from login got %s' % response.status
         assert response.session['rhodecode_user'].username == username, 'wrong logged in user got %s expected %s' % (response.session['rhodecode_user'].username, username)
         return response.follow()