diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_settings.py b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_settings.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_settings.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_settings.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ class TestAdminSettingsIssueTracker(obje
     RC_PREFIX = 'rhodecode_'
     SHORT_PATTERN_KEY = 'issuetracker_pat_'
     PATTERN_KEY = RC_PREFIX + SHORT_PATTERN_KEY
+    DESC_KEY = RC_PREFIX + 'issuetracker_desc_'
 
     def test_issuetracker_index(self, autologin_user):
         response = self.app.get(route_path('admin_settings_issuetracker'))
@@ -665,30 +666,43 @@ class TestAdminSettingsIssueTracker(obje
 
     def test_edit_issuetracker_pattern(
             self, autologin_user, backend, csrf_token, request):
-        old_pattern = 'issuetracker_pat'
+
+        old_pattern = 'issuetracker_pat1'
         old_uid = md5(old_pattern)
-        pattern = 'issuetracker_pat_new'
-        self.new_uid = md5(pattern)
-
-        SettingsModel().create_or_update_setting(
-            self.SHORT_PATTERN_KEY+old_uid, old_pattern, 'unicode')
 
         post_url = route_path('admin_settings_issuetracker_update')
         post_data = {
-            'new_pattern_pattern_0': pattern,
-            'new_pattern_url_0': 'https://url',
+            'new_pattern_pattern_0': old_pattern,
+            'new_pattern_url_0': 'http://url',
             'new_pattern_prefix_0': 'prefix',
             'new_pattern_description_0': 'description',
+
+            'csrf_token': csrf_token
+        }
+        self.app.post(post_url, post_data, status=302)
+
+        new_pattern = 'issuetracker_pat1_edited'
+        self.new_uid = md5(new_pattern)
+
+        post_url = route_path('admin_settings_issuetracker_update')
+        post_data = {
+            'new_pattern_pattern_{}'.format(old_uid): new_pattern,
+            'new_pattern_url_{}'.format(old_uid): 'https://url_edited',
+            'new_pattern_prefix_{}'.format(old_uid): 'prefix_edited',
+            'new_pattern_description_{}'.format(old_uid): 'description_edited',
             'uid': old_uid,
             'csrf_token': csrf_token
         }
         self.app.post(post_url, post_data, status=302)
+
         settings = SettingsModel().get_all_settings()
-        assert settings[self.PATTERN_KEY+self.new_uid] == pattern
+        assert settings[self.PATTERN_KEY+self.new_uid] == new_pattern
+        assert settings[self.DESC_KEY + self.new_uid] == 'description_edited'
         assert self.PATTERN_KEY+old_uid not in settings
 
         @request.addfinalizer
         def cleanup():
+            IssueTrackerSettingsModel().delete_entries(old_uid)
             IssueTrackerSettingsModel().delete_entries(self.new_uid)
 
     def test_replace_issuetracker_pattern_description(
@@ -727,16 +741,27 @@ class TestAdminSettingsIssueTracker(obje
 
     def test_delete_issuetracker_pattern(
             self, autologin_user, backend, csrf_token, settings_util, xhr_header):
-        pattern = 'issuetracker_pat'
-        uid = md5(pattern)
-        settings_util.create_rhodecode_setting(
-            self.SHORT_PATTERN_KEY+uid, pattern, 'unicode', cleanup=False)
+
+        old_pattern = 'issuetracker_pat_deleted'
+        old_uid = md5(old_pattern)
+
+        post_url = route_path('admin_settings_issuetracker_update')
+        post_data = {
+            'new_pattern_pattern_0': old_pattern,
+            'new_pattern_url_0': 'http://url',
+            'new_pattern_prefix_0': 'prefix',
+            'new_pattern_description_0': 'description',
+
+            'csrf_token': csrf_token
+        }
+        self.app.post(post_url, post_data, status=302)
 
         post_url = route_path('admin_settings_issuetracker_delete')
         post_data = {
-            'uid': uid,
+            'uid': old_uid,
             'csrf_token': csrf_token
         }
         self.app.post(post_url, post_data, extra_environ=xhr_header, status=200)
         settings = SettingsModel().get_all_settings()
-        assert 'rhodecode_%s%s' % (self.SHORT_PATTERN_KEY, uid) not in settings
+        assert self.PATTERN_KEY+old_uid not in settings
+        assert self.DESC_KEY + old_uid not in settings
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/settings.py b/rhodecode/model/settings.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/settings.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/settings.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class SettingsModel(BaseModel):
             self, name, val=Optional(''), type_=Optional('unicode')):
         """
         Creates or updates RhodeCode setting. If updates is triggered it will
-        only update parameters that are explicityl set Optional instance will
+        only update parameters that are explicitly set Optional instance will
         be skipped
 
         :param name:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class SettingsModel(BaseModel):
             statsd.timing("rhodecode_settings_timing.histogram", elapsed_time_ms,
                           use_decimals=False)
 
-        log.debug('Fetching app settings for key: %s took: %.4fs', cache_key, compute_time)
+        log.debug('Fetching app settings for key: %s took: %.4fs: cache: %s', cache_key, compute_time, cache)
 
         return result