diff --git a/compass/tests/api/test_api.py b/compass/tests/api/test_api.py
index 6a695983..18fe47b6 100644
--- a/compass/tests/api/test_api.py
+++ b/compass/tests/api/test_api.py
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-import simplejson as json
 from copy import deepcopy
 from celery import current_app
-
 from mock import Mock
+import simplejson as json
+import os
 import unittest2
 
+
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
+
+
+from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
+reload(setting)
+
+
 from compass.api import app
 from compass.db import database
 from compass.db.model import Switch
@@ -15,6 +23,8 @@ from compass.db.model import HostState
 from compass.db.model import Adapter
 from compass.db.model import Role
 from compass.db.model import SwitchConfig
+from compass.utils import flags
+from compass.utils import logsetting
 
 
 class ApiTestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
@@ -1120,4 +1130,6 @@ class TestAPIWorkFlow(ApiTestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    flags.init()
+    logsetting.init()
     unittest2.main()
diff --git a/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_os_installer.py b/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_os_installer.py
index 5de33dc7..f05cb677 100644
--- a/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_os_installer.py
+++ b/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_os_installer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+import os
 import unittest2
 
+
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
+
+
+from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
+reload(setting)
+
+
 from compass.config_management.installers import os_installer
+from compass.utils import flags
+from compass.utils import logsetting
 
 
 class DummyInstaller(os_installer.Installer):
@@ -40,4 +51,6 @@ class TestInstallerFunctions(unittest2.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    flags.init()
+    logsetting.init()
     unittest2.main()
diff --git a/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_package_installer.py b/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_package_installer.py
index 60dd46e6..629de6b6 100644
--- a/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_package_installer.py
+++ b/compass/tests/config_management/installers/test_package_installer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+import os
 import unittest2
 
+
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
+
+
+from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
+reload(setting)
+
+
 from compass.config_management.installers import package_installer
+from compass.utils import flags
+from compass.utils import logsetting
 
 
 class DummyInstaller(package_installer.Installer):
@@ -42,4 +53,6 @@ class TestInstallerFunctions(unittest2.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    flags.init()
+    logsetting.init()
     unittest2.main()
diff --git a/compass/tests/config_management/providers/test_config_provider.py b/compass/tests/config_management/providers/test_config_provider.py
index 1152a9cf..50cc476c 100644
--- a/compass/tests/config_management/providers/test_config_provider.py
+++ b/compass/tests/config_management/providers/test_config_provider.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+import os
 import unittest2
 
+
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
+
+
+from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
+reload(setting)
+
+
 from compass.config_management.providers import config_provider
+from compass.utils import flags
+from compass.utils import logsetting
 
 
 class DummyProvider(config_provider.ConfigProvider):
@@ -41,4 +52,6 @@ class TestProviderRegisterFunctions(unittest2.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    flags.init()
+    logsetting.init()
     unittest2.main()
diff --git a/compass/tests/config_management/utils/data/setting b/compass/tests/config_management/utils/data/setting
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ff8bc40..00000000
--- a/compass/tests/config_management/utils/data/setting
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-PROVIDER_NAME = 'mix'
-GLOBAL_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'file'
-CLUSTER_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'db'
-HOST_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'db'
-GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILENAME = 'global_config'
-CONFIG_FILE_FORMAT = 'python'
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite://'
-OS_INSTALLER = 'cobbler'
-COBBLER_INSTALLER_URL = 'http://localhost/cobbler_api'
-COBBLER_INSTALLER_TOKEN = ['cobbler', 'cobbler']
-PACKAGE_INSTALLER = 'chef'
-CHEF_INSTALLER_URL = 'https://localhost/'
-CHEF_GLOBAL_DATABAG_NAME = 'env_default'
-INSTALLATION_LOGDIR = '/var/log/cobbler/anamon'
-DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL = 'info'
-DEFAULT_LOGDIR = ''
-DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL = 1
-DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL_UNIT = 'h'
-DEFAULT_LOGFORMAT = '%(asctime)s - %(filename)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
diff --git a/compass/tests/config_management/utils/test_config_manager.py b/compass/tests/config_management/utils/test_config_manager.py
index 23a162b3..05895a84 100644
--- a/compass/tests/config_management/utils/test_config_manager.py
+++ b/compass/tests/config_management/utils/test_config_manager.py
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ import xmlrpclib
 from mock import Mock
 
 
-os.environ['COMPASS_SETTING'] = '%s/data/setting' % os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
 
 
 from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
 reload(setting)
 
+
+setting.OS_INSTALLER = 'cobbler'
+setting.COBBLER_INSTALLER_URL = 'http://localhost/cobbler_api'
+setting.PACKAGE_INSTALLER = 'chef'
+setting.CHEF_INSTALLER_URL = 'https://localhost/'
 setting.CONFIG_DIR = '%s/data' % os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 
diff --git a/compass/tests/utils/test_util.py b/compass/tests/utils/test_util.py
index 82d5071a..4a190a6a 100644
--- a/compass/tests/utils/test_util.py
+++ b/compass/tests/utils/test_util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import os
 import unittest2
 
+
+os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING'] = 'true'
+
+
+from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
+reload(setting)
+
+
+from compass.utils import flags
+from compass.utils import logsetting
 from compass.utils import util
 
 
@@ -125,4 +136,6 @@ class TestGetListWithPossibility(unittest2.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    flags.init()
+    logsetting.init()
     unittest2.main()
diff --git a/compass/utils/celeryconfig_wrapper.py b/compass/utils/celeryconfig_wrapper.py
index e8417bad..b5b67821 100644
--- a/compass/utils/celeryconfig_wrapper.py
+++ b/compass/utils/celeryconfig_wrapper.py
@@ -5,11 +5,20 @@ import os.path
 from compass.utils import setting_wrapper as setting
 
 
-CELERY_CONFIG = os.path.join(setting.CELERYCONFIG_DIR,
-                            setting.CELERYCONFIG_FILE)
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'amqp://'
 
-try:
-    execfile(CELERY_CONFIG, globals(), locals())
-except Exception as error:
-    logging.exception(error)
-    raise error
+BROKER_URL = 'amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672//'
+
+CELERY_IMPORTS = ('compass.tasks.tasks',)
+
+
+if setting.CELERYCONFIG_FILE:
+    CELERY_CONFIG = os.path.join(setting.CELERYCONFIG_DIR,
+                                setting.CELERYCONFIG_FILE)
+
+    try:
+        logging.info('load celery config from %s', CELERY_CONFIG)
+        execfile(CELERY_CONFIG, globals(), locals())
+    except Exception as error:
+        logging.exception(error)
+        raise error
diff --git a/compass/utils/setting_wrapper.py b/compass/utils/setting_wrapper.py
index 10b860f4..1f6c9390 100644
--- a/compass/utils/setting_wrapper.py
+++ b/compass/utils/setting_wrapper.py
@@ -3,14 +3,52 @@ import logging
 import os
 
 
-if 'COMPASS_SETTING' in os.environ:
-    SETTING = os.environ['COMPASS_SETTING']
-else:
-    SETTING = '/etc/compass/setting'
+# default setting
+PROVIDER_NAME = 'mix'
+GLOBAL_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'file'
+CLUSTER_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'db'
+HOST_CONFIG_PROVIDER = 'db'
+CONFIG_DIR = '/etc/compass'
+GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILENAME = 'global_config'
+CONFIG_FILE_FORMAT = 'python'
+DATABASE_TYPE = 'file'
+DATABASE_FILE = ''
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite://'
+OS_INSTALLER = 'cobbler'
+COBBLER_INSTALLER_URL = ''
+COBBLER_INSTALLER_TOKEN = ['cobbler', 'cobbler']
+PACKAGE_INSTALLER = 'chef'
+CHEF_INSTALLER_URL = ''
+CHEF_GLOBAL_DATABAG_NAME = 'env_default'
+INSTALLATION_LOGDIR = ''
+DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL = 'info'
+DEFAULT_LOGDIR = ''
+DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL = 1
+DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL_UNIT = 'h'
+DEFAULT_LOGFORMAT = (
+    '%(asctime)s - %(filename)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+WEB_LOGFILE = ''
+CELERY_LOGFILE = ''
+CELERYCONFIG_DIR = ''
+CELERYCONFIG_FILE = ''
+PROGRESS_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 30
+POLLSWITCH_INTERVAL = 60
+SWITCHES = [
+]
 
-try:
-    print 'load setting from %s' % SETTING
-    execfile(SETTING, globals(), locals())
-except Exception as error:
-    logging.exception(error)
-    raise error
+
+if ('COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING' in os.environ and
+    os.environ['COMPASS_IGNORE_SETTING']):
+    pass
+else:
+    if 'COMPASS_SETTING' in os.environ:
+        SETTING = os.environ['COMPASS_SETTING']
+    else:
+        SETTING = '/etc/compass/setting'
+
+    try:
+        logging.info('load setting from %s', SETTING)
+        execfile(SETTING, globals(), locals())
+    except Exception as error:
+        logging.exception(error)
+        raise error
diff --git a/conf/setting b/conf/setting
index bcbcaedb..1977114c 100644
--- a/conf/setting
+++ b/conf/setting
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PACKAGE_INSTALLER = 'chef'
 CHEF_INSTALLER_URL = 'https://localhost'
 CHEF_GLOBAL_DATABAG_NAME = 'env_default'
 INSTALLATION_LOGDIR = '/var/log/cobbler/anamon'
-DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL = 'debug'
+DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL = 'info'
 DEFAULT_LOGDIR = '/var/log/compass'
 DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL = 1
 DEFAULT_LOGINTERVAL_UNIT = 'h'