diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/satellite/action_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/satellite/action_spec.rb
index 9ec0d6aad8c..0622caf1e3b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/satellite/action_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/satellite/action_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ describe 'Gitlab::Satellite::Action' do
 
   describe '#prepare_satellite!' do
     it 'should be able to fetch timeout from conf' do
-      Gitlab.config.satellites.timeout = 30
-      DEFAULT_OPTIONS['git_timeout'].should == 30.seconds
+      Gitlab::Satellite::Action::DEFAULT_OPTIONS[:git_timeout].should == 30.seconds
     end
 
     it 'create a repository with a parking branch and one remote: origin' do