diff --git a/rhodecode/svn_support/tests/test_mod_dav_svn_config.py b/rhodecode/svn_support/tests/test_mod_dav_svn_config.py
--- a/rhodecode/svn_support/tests/test_mod_dav_svn_config.py
+++ b/rhodecode/svn_support/tests/test_mod_dav_svn_config.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ import tempfile
 
 from pyramid import testing
 
-from rhodecode.svn_support import config_keys
-from rhodecode.svn_support.utils import generate_mod_dav_svn_config
+from rhodecode.svn_support import config_keys, utils
 
 
 class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
@@ -40,15 +39,8 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
         # Temporary directory holding the generated config files.
         cls.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(suffix='pytest-mod-dav-svn')
 
-        # Regex pattern to match a location block in the generated config.
-        cls.location_regex = (
-            '<Location {location}>\s+'
-            'DAV svn\s+'
-            'SVNParentPath {svn_parent_path}\s+'
-            'SVNListParentPath {svn_list_parent_path}\s+'
-            'Allow from all\s+'
-            'Order allow,deny\s+'
-            '</Location>')
+        cls.location_root = '/location/root'
+        cls.parent_path_root = '/parent/path/root'
 
     @classmethod
     def teardown_class(cls):
@@ -61,8 +53,8 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
             suffix='mod-dav-svn.conf', dir=cls.tempdir)[1]
         return {
             config_keys.config_file_path: config_file_path,
-            config_keys.location_root: '/location/root/',
-            config_keys.parent_path_root: '/parent/path/root/',
+            config_keys.location_root: cls.location_root,
+            config_keys.parent_path_root: cls.parent_path_root,
             config_keys.list_parent_path: True,
         }
 
@@ -70,11 +62,22 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
     def get_repo_groups(cls, count=1):
         repo_groups = []
         for num in range(0, count):
+            full_path = '/path/to/RepoGroup{}'.format(num)
             repo_group_mock = mock.MagicMock()
-            repo_group_mock.full_path = '/path/to/RepoGroup{}'.format(num)
+            repo_group_mock.full_path = full_path
+            repo_group_mock.full_path_splitted = full_path.split('/')
             repo_groups.append(repo_group_mock)
         return repo_groups
 
+    def assert_root_location_directive(self, config):
+        pattern = '<Location {location}>'.format(location=self.location_root)
+        assert len(re.findall(pattern, config)) == 1
+
+    def assert_group_location_directive(self, config, group_path):
+        pattern = '<Location {location}{group_path}>'.format(
+            location=self.location_root, group_path=group_path)
+        assert len(re.findall(pattern, config)) == 1
+
     @mock.patch('rhodecode.svn_support.utils.RepoGroup')
     def test_generate_mod_dav_svn_config(self, RepoGroupMock):
         num_groups = 3
@@ -83,25 +86,18 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
 
         # Execute the method under test.
         settings = self.get_settings()
-        generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
+        utils.generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
 
         # Read generated file.
         with open(settings[config_keys.config_file_path], 'r') as file_:
             content = file_.read()
 
-        # Assert that one location block exists for each repository group.
-        repo_group_pattern = self.location_regex.format(
-            location='/location/root/path/to/RepoGroup\d+',
-            svn_parent_path='/parent/path/root/path/to/RepoGroup\d+',
-            svn_list_parent_path='On')
-        assert len(re.findall(repo_group_pattern, content)) == num_groups
+        # Assert that one location directive exists for each repository group.
+        for group in self.get_repo_groups(count=num_groups):
+            self.assert_group_location_directive(content, group.full_path)
 
-        # Assert that the root location block exists.
-        root_pattern = self.location_regex.format(
-            location='/location/root/',
-            svn_parent_path='/parent/path/root/',
-            svn_list_parent_path='On')
-        assert len(re.findall(root_pattern, content)) == 1
+        # Assert that the root location directive exists.
+        self.assert_root_location_directive(content)
 
     @mock.patch('rhodecode.svn_support.utils.RepoGroup')
     def test_list_parent_path_on(self, RepoGroupMock):
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
         # Execute the method under test.
         settings = self.get_settings()
         settings[config_keys.list_parent_path] = True
-        generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
+        utils.generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
 
         # Read generated file.
         with open(settings[config_keys.config_file_path], 'r') as file_:
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
         # Execute the method under test.
         settings = self.get_settings()
         settings[config_keys.list_parent_path] = False
-        generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
+        utils.generate_mod_dav_svn_config(settings)
 
         # Read generated file.
         with open(settings[config_keys.config_file_path], 'r') as file_:
@@ -136,3 +132,15 @@ class TestModDavSvnConfig(object):
         # Make assertions.
         assert re.search('SVNListParentPath\s+Off', content)
         assert not re.search('SVNListParentPath\s+On', content)
+
+    @mock.patch('rhodecode.svn_support.utils.log')
+    def test_write_does_not_raise_on_error(self, LogMock):
+        """
+        Writing the configuration to file should never raise exceptions.
+        If e.g. path points to a place without write permissions.
+        """
+        utils._write_mod_dav_svn_config(
+            'content', '/dev/null/not/existing/path')
+
+        # Assert that we log the exception.
+        assert LogMock.exception.called