diff --git a/app/models/custom/setting.rb b/app/models/custom/setting.rb
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+require_dependency Rails.root.join("app", "models", "setting").to_s
+
+class Setting
+  class << self
+    alias_method :consul_defaults, :defaults
+
+    # Change this code when you'd like to add settings that aren't
+    # already present in the database. These settings will be added when
+    # first installing CONSUL, when deploying code with Capistrano, or
+    # when manually executing the `settings:add_new_settings` task.
+    #
+    # If a setting already exists in the database, changing its value in
+    # this file will have no effect unless the task `rake db:seed` is
+    # invoked or the method `Setting.reset_defaults` is executed. Doing
+    # so will overwrite the values of all existing settings in the
+    # database, so use with care.
+    #
+    # The tests in the spec/ folder rely on CONSUL's default settings, so
+    # it's recommended not to change the default settings in the test
+    # environment.
+    def defaults
+      if Rails.env.test?
+        consul_defaults
+      else
+        consul_defaults.merge({
+          # Overwrite default CONSUL settings or add new settings here
+        })
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end