diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 __all__ = [
     'get_new_dir', 'TestController', 'SkipTest',
     'url', 'link_to', 'ldap_lib_installed', 'clear_all_caches',
-    'assert_session_flash', 'login_user',
+    'assert_session_flash', 'login_user', 'no_newline_id_generator',
     'TESTS_TMP_PATH', 'HG_REPO', 'GIT_REPO', 'SVN_REPO',
     'NEW_HG_REPO', 'NEW_GIT_REPO',
     'HG_FORK', 'GIT_FORK', 'TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN', 'TEST_USER_ADMIN_PASS',
@@ -249,3 +249,17 @@ def assert_session_flash_is_empty(respon
         msg = 'flash messages are present in session:%s' % \
               response.session['flash'][0]
         pytest.fail(safe_str(msg))
+
+
+def no_newline_id_generator(test_name):
+    """
+    Generates a test name without spaces or newlines characters. Used for
+    nicer output of progress of test
+    """
+    org_name = test_name
+    test_name = test_name\
+        .replace('\n', '_N') \
+        .replace('\t', '_T') \
+        .replace(' ', '_S')
+
+    return test_name or 'test-with-empty-name'