diff --git a/kallithea/tests/vcs/__init__.py b/kallithea/tests/vcs/__init__.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/vcs/__init__.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/vcs/__init__.py
@@ -19,12 +19,23 @@ function at ``tests/__init__.py``.
 .. _unittest: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/unittest
 
 """
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
 from kallithea.tests.base import TEST_HG_REPO, HG_REMOTE_REPO, TEST_GIT_REPO, GIT_REMOTE_REPO
 from kallithea.tests.vcs.utils import SCMFetcher
 
 from kallithea.tests.base import *
 
 
+# Base directory for the VCS tests.
+VCS_TEST_MODULE_BASE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+# Path to user configuration file used during tests.
+TEST_USER_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(TESTS_TMP_PATH, 'aconfig')
+
+
 def setup_package():
     """
     Prepares whole package for tests which mainly means it would try to fetch
@@ -48,3 +59,7 @@ def setup_package():
     for scm, fetcher_info in fetchers.items():
         fetcher = SCMFetcher(**fetcher_info)
         fetcher.setup()
+
+    # Copy the test user configuration file to location where
+    # temporary test data is stored at.
+    shutil.copy(os.path.join(VCS_TEST_MODULE_BASE_DIR, 'aconfig'), TEST_USER_CONFIG_FILE)
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/vcs/conf.py b/kallithea/tests/vcs/conf.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/vcs/conf.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/vcs/conf.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Unit tests configuration module for vcs.
 """
 import os
-import shutil
 import uuid
 
 # Retrieve the necessary configuration options from the test base
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ from kallithea.tests.base import (
     'SCM_TESTS',
 )
 
-THIS = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 def get_new_dir(title=None):
     """
@@ -58,9 +56,5 @@ def get_new_dir(title=None):
     return "%s-%s" % (path, hex_uuid)
 
 
-_dest = os.path.join(TESTS_TMP_PATH, 'aconfig')
-shutil.copy(os.path.join(THIS, 'aconfig'), _dest)
-TEST_USER_CONFIG_FILE = _dest
-
 # overide default configurations with kallithea ones
 from kallithea.tests.base import *
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/vcs/test_repository.py b/kallithea/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 from kallithea.tests.vcs.base import _BackendTestMixin
 from kallithea.tests.vcs.conf import SCM_TESTS
-from kallithea.tests.vcs.conf import TEST_USER_CONFIG_FILE
+from kallithea.tests.vcs import TEST_USER_CONFIG_FILE
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.nodes import FileNode
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.utils.compat import unittest
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import ChangesetDoesNotExistError