diff --git a/modoboa/test_settings.py b/modoboa/test_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50752c90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modoboa/test_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DB = os.environ.get('DB', 'POSTGRES')
+
+if DB == 'MYSQL':
+    DATABASES = {
+
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+            'NAME': 'modoboa_test',
+            'USER': 'modoboa',
+            'PASSWORD': 'modoboa',
+            'HOST': 'localhost',
+            'PORT': '',
+            'ATOMIC_REQUESTS': True,
+
+        },
+
+    }
+else:
+    DATABASES = {
+
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+            'NAME': 'modoboa_test',
+            'USER': 'postgres',
+            'PASSWORD': '',
+            'HOST': 'localhost',
+            'PORT': '',
+            'ATOMIC_REQUESTS': True,
+
+        },
+
+    }
diff --git a/test_project/test_project/settings.py b/test_project/test_project/settings.py
index 8df3f5dd7..0927dd493 100644
--- a/test_project/test_project/settings.py
+++ b/test_project/test_project/settings.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler
 
 from django.conf import global_settings
 
+from modoboa.test_settings import *
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -91,40 +92,6 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'test_project.urls'
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'test_project.wsgi.application'
 
 
-# Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/ref/settings/#databases
-
-if os.environ.get('DB') == 'MYSQL':
-    DATABASES = {
-
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-            'NAME': 'modoboa_test',
-            'USER': 'modoboa',
-            'PASSWORD': 'modoboa',
-            'HOST': 'localhost',
-            'PORT': '',
-            'ATOMIC_REQUESTS': True,
-
-        },
-
-    }
-else:
-    DATABASES = {
-
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-            'NAME': 'modoboa_test',
-            'USER': 'postgres',
-            'PASSWORD': '',
-            'HOST': 'localhost',
-            'PORT': '',
-            'ATOMIC_REQUESTS': True,
-
-        },
-
-    }
-
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/i18n/
 
@@ -201,4 +168,3 @@ LOGGING = {
         }
     }
 }
-