diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ default_encoding = utf8
 
 #clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
 
+## issue tracker RhodeCode (leave blank to disable, absent for default)
+#bugtracker = http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode/issues
+
 ## issue tracking mapping for commits messages
 ## comment out issue_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
 
diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ default_encoding = utf8
 
 #clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
 
+## issue tracker for RhodeCode (leave blank to disable, absent for default)
+#bugtracker = http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode/issues
+
 ## issue tracking mapping for commits messages
 ## comment out issue_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl b/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
--- a/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
+++ b/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ default_encoding = utf8
 
 #clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
 
+## issue tracker for RhodeCode (leave blank to disable, absent for default)
+#bugtracker = http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode/issues
+
 ## issue tracking mapping for commits messages
 ## comment out issue_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/routing.py b/rhodecode/config/routing.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/routing.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/routing.py
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ def make_map(config):
                  action='repo_switcher')
     rmap.connect('branch_tag_switcher', '/branches-tags/{repo_name:.*?}',
                  controller='home', action='branch_tag_switcher')
-    rmap.connect('bugtracker',
-                 "http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode/issues",
-                 _static=True)
     rmap.connect('rst_help',
                  "http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/rst/quickref.html",
                  _static=True)
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
         c.rhodecode_version = __version__
         c.rhodecode_instanceid = config.get('instance_id')
         c.rhodecode_name = config.get('rhodecode_title')
+        c.rhodecode_bugtracker = config.get('bugtracker', 'http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode/issues')
         c.use_gravatar = str2bool(config.get('use_gravatar'))
         c.ga_code = config.get('rhodecode_ga_code')
         # Visual options
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
                %endif
                </a>
                &copy; 2010-${h.datetime.today().year} by Marcin Kuzminski and others
-               &ndash; <a href="${h.url('bugtracker')}">${_('Report a bug')}</a>
+               %if c.rhodecode_bugtracker:
+                   &ndash; <a href="${c.rhodecode_bugtracker}">${_('Report a bug')}</a>
+               %endif
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>