diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
@@ -593,8 +593,13 @@ def add_events_routes(config):
     outside of pyramid context, we need to bootstrap request with some
     routing registered
     """
+
+    from rhodecode.apps._base import ADMIN_PREFIX
+
     config.add_route(name='home', pattern='/')
 
+    config.add_route(name='login', pattern=ADMIN_PREFIX + '/login')
+    config.add_route(name='logout', pattern=ADMIN_PREFIX + '/logout')
     config.add_route(name='repo_summary', pattern='/{repo_name}')
     config.add_route(name='repo_summary_explicit', pattern='/{repo_name}/summary')
     config.add_route(name='repo_group_home', pattern='/{repo_group_name}')
@@ -603,13 +608,25 @@ def add_events_routes(config):
                      pattern='/{repo_name}/pull-request/{pull_request_id}')
     config.add_route(name='pull_requests_global',
                      pattern='/pull-request/{pull_request_id}')
-
     config.add_route(name='repo_commit',
                      pattern='/{repo_name}/changeset/{commit_id}')
+
     config.add_route(name='repo_files',
                      pattern='/{repo_name}/files/{commit_id}/{f_path}')
 
 
+def bootstrap_config(request):
+    import pyramid.testing
+    registry = pyramid.testing.Registry('RcTestRegistry')
+    config = pyramid.testing.setUp(registry=registry, request=request)
+
+    # allow pyramid lookup in testing
+    config.include('pyramid_mako')
+
+    add_events_routes(config)
+    return config
+
+
 def bootstrap_request(**kwargs):
     import pyramid.testing
 
@@ -628,7 +645,5 @@ def bootstrap_request(**kwargs):
     request = TestRequest(**kwargs)
     request.session = TestDummySession()
 
-    config = pyramid.testing.setUp(request=request)
-    add_events_routes(config)
     return request
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ from rhodecode.tests import (
     login_user_session, get_new_dir, utils, TESTS_TMP_PATH,
     TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN, TEST_USER_REGULAR_LOGIN, TEST_USER_REGULAR2_LOGIN,
     TEST_USER_REGULAR_PASS)
-from rhodecode.tests.utils import CustomTestApp, set_anonymous_access, add_test_routes
+from rhodecode.tests.utils import CustomTestApp, set_anonymous_access
 from rhodecode.tests.fixture import Fixture
 
 
@@ -1665,6 +1665,15 @@ def rhodecode_fixtures():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
+def context_stub():
+    """
+    Stub context object.
+    """
+    context = pyramid.testing.DummyResource()
+    return context
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
 def request_stub():
     """
     Stub request object.
@@ -1675,21 +1684,12 @@ def request_stub():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def context_stub():
-    """
-    Stub context object.
-    """
-    context = pyramid.testing.DummyResource()
-    return context
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
 def config_stub(request, request_stub):
     """
     Set up pyramid.testing and return the Configurator.
     """
-    config = pyramid.testing.setUp(request=request_stub)
-    add_test_routes(config)
+    from rhodecode.lib.base import bootstrap_config
+    config = bootstrap_config(request=request_stub)
 
     @request.addfinalizer
     def cleanup():
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/utils.py b/rhodecode/tests/utils.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/utils.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/utils.py
@@ -404,28 +404,3 @@ def commit_change(
             f_path=filename
         )
     return commit
-
-
-def add_test_routes(config):
-    """
-    Adds test routing that can be used in different functional tests
-    """
-    from rhodecode.apps._base import ADMIN_PREFIX
-
-    config.add_route(name='home', pattern='/')
-
-    config.add_route(name='login', pattern=ADMIN_PREFIX + '/login')
-    config.add_route(name='logout', pattern=ADMIN_PREFIX + '/logout')
-    config.add_route(name='repo_summary', pattern='/{repo_name}')
-    config.add_route(name='repo_summary_explicit', pattern='/{repo_name}/summary')
-    config.add_route(name='repo_group_home', pattern='/{repo_group_name}')
-
-    config.add_route(name='pullrequest_show',
-                     pattern='/{repo_name}/pull-request/{pull_request_id}')
-    config.add_route(name='pull_requests_global',
-                     pattern='/pull-request/{pull_request_id}')
-    config.add_route(name='repo_commit',
-                     pattern='/{repo_name}/changeset/{commit_id}')
-
-    config.add_route(name='repo_files',
-                     pattern='/{repo_name}/files/{commit_id}/{f_path}')