diff --git a/test/acceptance/batch.test.js b/test/acceptance/batch.test.js
index 13c254be..c870d3fe 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/batch.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/batch.test.js
@@ -11,19 +11,12 @@ var JobBackend = require('../../batch/job_backend');
 var JobService = require('../../batch/job_service');
 var UserDatabaseMetadataService = require('../../batch/user_database_metadata_service');
 var JobCanceller = require('../../batch/job_canceller');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 
 describe('batch module', function() {
     var dbInstance = 'localhost';
     var username = 'vizzuality';
-    var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+    var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
     var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
     var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
     var jobBackend = new JobBackend(metadataBackend, jobQueue);
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ describe('batch module', function() {
     var jobCanceller = new JobCanceller(userDatabaseMetadataService);
     var jobService = new JobService(jobBackend, jobCanceller);
 
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.callback-template.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.callback-template.test.js
index 52f90ba3..9fdfbf67 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.callback-template.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.callback-template.test.js
@@ -4,14 +4,7 @@ var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var querystring = require('qs');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 var jobStatus = require('../../batch/job_status');
 
@@ -95,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Batch API callback templates', function () {
         assert.equal(actual.onerror, expected.onerror);
     }
 
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.fallback.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.fallback.test.js
index 2e23d4a2..f17ed56f 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.fallback.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.fallback.test.js
@@ -4,14 +4,7 @@ var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var querystring = require('qs');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 var jobStatus = require('../../batch/job_status');
 
@@ -36,7 +29,7 @@ describe('Batch API fallback job', function () {
         assert.equal(actual.onerror, expected.onerror);
     }
 
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.timing.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.timing.test.js
index ed88827b..a3d71fa7 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.timing.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.timing.test.js
@@ -4,14 +4,7 @@ var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var querystring = require('qs');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 var jobStatus = require('../../batch/job_status');
 
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Batch API query timing', function () {
         assert.equal(actual.onerror, expected.onerror);
     }
 
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-1.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-1.test.js
index c76004d9..4f3786ed 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-1.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-1.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 1: cancel and modify a done job', function () {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-10.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-10.test.js
index 52cfe3a6..b6172ee5 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-10.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-10.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 10: cancel and modify a done multiquery job', function () {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-2.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-2.test.js
index 244a6ac3..4e83e9e4 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-2.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-2.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 2: cancel a running job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-3.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-3.test.js
index 4f5eafb6..644c0784 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-3.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-3.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 3: cancel a pending job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-4.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-4.test.js
index 2c24af96..d3cdf9d1 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-4.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-4.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 4: modify a pending job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-5.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-5.test.js
index a4581608..caab7663 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-5.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-5.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 5: modify a running job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-6.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-6.test.js
index 8f56c546..971970f3 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-6.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-6.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 6: modify a done job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-7.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-7.test.js
index 1180078a..118a5c8f 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-7.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-7.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 7: cancel a job with quotes', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-8.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-8.test.js
index 41863349..5b992d3e 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-8.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-8.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 8: cancel a running multiquery job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-9.test.js b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-9.test.js
index 3ba2cd5f..c68fa383 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/job.use-case-9.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/job.use-case-9.test.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ var server = require('../../app/server')();
 var assert = require('../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../support/redis_utils');
 var querystring = require('querystring');
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var batchFactory = require('../../batch');
 
 describe('Use case 9: modify a pending multiquery job', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig());
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js b/test/integration/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
index 68062320..3c9d739a 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@ var assert = require('../../support/assert');
 var redisUtils = require('../../support/redis_utils');
 var queue = require('queue-async');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
 var StatsD = require('node-statsd').StatsD;
 var statsdClient = new StatsD(global.settings.statsd);
 
@@ -29,7 +21,7 @@ var JobQueue = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_queue');
 var JobBackend = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_backend');
 var JobFactory = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'models/job_factory');
 
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
 var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
 var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
 var jobBackend = new JobBackend(metadataBackend, jobQueue);
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ function assertJob(job, expectedStatus, done) {
 }
 
 describe('batch multiquery', function() {
-    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisConfig, statsdClient);
+    var batch = batchFactory(metadataBackend, redisUtils.getConfig(), statsdClient);
 
     before(function (done) {
         batch.start();
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/job_backend.test.js b/test/integration/batch/job_backend.test.js
index 6318bddd..e769ad75 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/job_backend.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/job_backend.test.js
@@ -15,16 +15,8 @@ var JobPublisher = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_publisher');
 var JobFactory = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'models/job_factory');
 var jobStatus = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_status');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
 var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
 var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
 
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/job_canceller.test.js b/test/integration/batch/job_canceller.test.js
index c41df973..538c0ced 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/job_canceller.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/job_canceller.test.js
@@ -17,16 +17,8 @@ var UserDatabaseMetadataService = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'user_database_metadata
 var JobCanceller = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_canceller');
 var PSQL = require('cartodb-psql');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
 var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
 var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
 var jobBackend = new JobBackend(metadataBackend, jobQueue);
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/job_publisher.test.js b/test/integration/batch/job_publisher.test.js
index d6690247..57daf733 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/job_publisher.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/job_publisher.test.js
@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ var assert = require('../../support/assert');
 
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var RedisPool = require('redis-mpool');
+var redisUtils = require('../../support/redis_utils');
 
 var JobPublisher = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_publisher');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
-var redisPoolSubscriber = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-subscriber'}));
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var redisPoolSubscriber = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-subscriber'}));
 
 var HOST = 'wadus';
 var CHANNEL = 'batch:hosts';
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/job_runner.test.js b/test/integration/batch/job_runner.test.js
index 6348ad14..5f32cd8a 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/job_runner.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/job_runner.test.js
@@ -19,16 +19,9 @@ var JobService = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_service');
 var JobRunner = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_runner');
 var QueryRunner = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'query_runner');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
 
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
 var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
 var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
 var jobBackend = new JobBackend(metadataBackend, jobQueue);
diff --git a/test/integration/batch/job_service.test.js b/test/integration/batch/job_service.test.js
index 9a774325..c08f03ff 100644
--- a/test/integration/batch/job_service.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/batch/job_service.test.js
@@ -18,16 +18,8 @@ var JobCanceller = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_canceller');
 var JobService = require(BATCH_SOURCE + 'job_service');
 var PSQL = require('cartodb-psql');
 
-var redisConfig = {
-    host: global.settings.redis_host,
-    port: global.settings.redis_port,
-    max: global.settings.redisPool,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: global.settings.redisIdleTimeoutMillis,
-    reapIntervalMillis: global.settings.redisReapIntervalMillis
-};
-
-var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisConfig);
-var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisConfig, { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
+var metadataBackend = require('cartodb-redis')(redisUtils.getConfig());
+var redisPoolPublisher = new RedisPool(_.extend(redisUtils.getConfig(), { name: 'batch-publisher'}));
 var jobPublisher = new JobPublisher(redisPoolPublisher);
 var jobQueue =  new JobQueue(metadataBackend, jobPublisher);
 var jobBackend = new JobBackend(metadataBackend, jobQueue);
diff --git a/test/support/redis_utils.js b/test/support/redis_utils.js
index 105a1e0c..b69a49b6 100644
--- a/test/support/redis_utils.js
+++ b/test/support/redis_utils.js
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ module.exports.clean = function clean(pattern, callback) {
         metadataBackend.redisCmd(5, 'DEL', keys, callback);
     });
 };
+
+module.exports.getConfig = function getConfig() {
+    return redisConfig;
+};