diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/test_libs.py b/rhodecode/tests/test_libs.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/test_libs.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/test_libs.py
@@ -159,19 +159,40 @@ class TestLibs(unittest.TestCase):
             config['app_conf']['use_gravatar'] = True
             config['app_conf'].update(kwargs)
             return config
-        fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{email}')
-        with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
-            grav = gravatar_url(email_address='test@foo.com', size=24)
-            assert grav == 'http://test.com/test@foo.com'
+
+        class fake_url():
+            @classmethod
+            def current(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+                return 'https://server.com'
+
+        with mock.patch('pylons.url', fake_url):
+            fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{email}')
+            with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
+                    from pylons import url
+                    assert url.current() == 'https://server.com'
+                    grav = gravatar_url(email_address='test@foo.com', size=24)
+                    assert grav == 'http://test.com/test@foo.com'
+
+            fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{email}')
+            with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
+                grav = gravatar_url(email_address='test@foo.com', size=24)
+                assert grav == 'http://test.com/test@foo.com'
 
-        fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{md5email}')
-        with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
-            em = 'test@foo.com'
-            grav = gravatar_url(email_address=em, size=24)
-            assert grav == 'http://test.com/%s' % (_md5(em))
+            fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{md5email}')
+            with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
+                em = 'test@foo.com'
+                grav = gravatar_url(email_address=em, size=24)
+                assert grav == 'http://test.com/%s' % (_md5(em))
 
-        fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{md5email}/{size}')
-        with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
-            em = 'test@foo.com'
-            grav = gravatar_url(email_address=em, size=24)
-            assert grav == 'http://test.com/%s/%s' % (_md5(em), 24)
+            fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='http://test.com/{md5email}/{size}')
+            with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
+                em = 'test@foo.com'
+                grav = gravatar_url(email_address=em, size=24)
+                assert grav == 'http://test.com/%s/%s' % (_md5(em), 24)
+
+            fake = fake_conf(alternative_gravatar_url='{scheme}://{netloc}/{md5email}/{size}')
+            with mock.patch('pylons.config', fake):
+                em = 'test@foo.com'
+                grav = gravatar_url(email_address=em, size=24)
+                assert grav == 'https://server.com/%s/%s' % (_md5(em), 24)
+