diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/metrics/__init__.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/metrics/__init__.py
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diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/metrics/test_config.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/metrics/test_config.py
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+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/metrics/test_config.py
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+from unittest import TestCase
+from mockredis import MockRedis
+from cartodb_services.metrics import RoutingConfig
+from ..test_helper import build_plpy_mock
+
+class TestRoutingConfig(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._redis_conn = MockRedis()
+        self._db_conn = build_plpy_mock()
+        self._username = 'my_test_user'
+        self._user_key = "rails:users:{0}".format(self._username)
+        self._redis_conn.hset(self._user_key, 'period_end_date', '2016-10-10')
+
+    def test_should_pick_quota_from_server_by_default(self):
+        orgname = None
+        config = RoutingConfig(self._redis_conn, self._db_conn, self._username, orgname)
+        assert config.monthly_quota == 1500000
+
+    def test_should_pick_quota_from_redis_if_present(self):
+        self._redis_conn.hset(self._user_key, 'mapzen_routing_quota', 1000)
+        orgname = None
+        config = RoutingConfig(self._redis_conn, self._db_conn, self._username, orgname)
+        assert config.monthly_quota == 1000
+
+    def test_org_quota_overrides_user_quota(self):
+        self._redis_conn.hset(self._user_key, 'mapzen_routing_quota', 1000)
+        orgname = 'my_test_org'
+        orgname_key = "rails:orgs:{0}".format(orgname)
+        self._redis_conn.hset(orgname_key, 'period_end_date', '2016-05-31')
+        self._redis_conn.hset(orgname_key, 'mapzen_routing_quota', 5000)
+
+        # TODO: these are not too relevant for the routing config
+        self._redis_conn.hset(orgname_key, 'geocoding_quota', 0)
+        self._redis_conn.hset(orgname_key, 'here_isolines_quota', 0)
+
+        config = RoutingConfig(self._redis_conn, self._db_conn, self._username, orgname)
+        assert config.monthly_quota == 5000
+
+
+    def test_should_have_soft_limit_false_by_default(self):
+        orgname = None
+        config = RoutingConfig(self._redis_conn, self._db_conn, self._username, orgname)
+        assert config.soft_limit == False
+
+    def test_can_set_soft_limit_in_user_conf(self):
+        self._redis_conn.hset(self._user_key, 'soft_mapzen_routing_limit', True)
+        orgname = None
+        config = RoutingConfig(self._redis_conn, self._db_conn, self._username, orgname)
+        assert config.soft_limit == True