diff --git a/services/git-bridge/bin/config.json b/services/git-bridge/bin/config.json
index 8f84bc94a8..a34a3c7b61 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/bin/config.json
+++ b/services/git-bridge/bin/config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
 	"port": 80,
 	"rootGitDirectory": "/var/wlgb/git",
-	"apiKey": ""
+	"apiKey": "",
+	"hostname": "https://radiant-wind-3058.herokuapp.com/",
+	"username": "staging",
+	"password": "6kUfbv0R"
 }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/Config.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/Config.java
index e90cd74e9e..dae5a557e7 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/Config.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/Config.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public class Config implements JSONSource {
     private int port;
     private String rootGitDirectory;
     private String apiKey;
+    private String username;
+    private String password;
+    private String hostname;
 
     public Config(String configFilePath) throws InvalidConfigFileException, IOException {
         try {
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ public class Config implements JSONSource {
         port = getElement(configObject, "port").getAsInt();
         rootGitDirectory = getElement(configObject, "rootGitDirectory").getAsString();
         apiKey = getElement(configObject, "apiKey").getAsString();
+        username = getElement(configObject, "username").getAsString();
+        password = getElement(configObject, "password").getAsString();
+        hostname = getElement(configObject, "hostname").getAsString();
     }
 
     public int getPort() {
@@ -47,6 +53,18 @@ public class Config implements JSONSource {
         return apiKey;
     }
 
+    public String getUsername() {
+        return username;
+    }
+
+    public String getPassword() {
+        return password;
+    }
+
+    public String getHostname() {
+        return hostname;
+    }
+
     private JsonElement getElement(JsonObject configObject, String name) {
         JsonElement element = configObject.get(name);
         if (element == null) {
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeApplication.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeApplication.java
index 2d709713a6..e5bfdf3abc 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeApplication.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeApplication.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class WLGitBridgeApplication {
      */
     public void run() {
         try {
-            new WLGitBridgeServer(config.getPort(), config.getRootGitDirectory(), config.getAPIKey()).start();
+            new WLGitBridgeServer(config).start();
         } catch (ServletException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } catch (InvalidRootDirectoryPathException e) {
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
index f13116e80a..f39a16e8d2 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.WriteLatexDataSource;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.exception.InvalidRootDirectoryPathException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.servlet.WLGitServlet;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.WriteLatexAPI;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.base.SnapshotAPIRequest;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.WLDataModel;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class WLGitBridgeServer {
      * @param apiKey
      * @throws ServletException if the servlet throws an exception
      */
-    public WLGitBridgeServer(final int port, String rootGitDirectoryPath, String apiKey) throws ServletException, InvalidRootDirectoryPathException {
+    private WLGitBridgeServer(final int port, String rootGitDirectoryPath, String apiKey) throws ServletException, InvalidRootDirectoryPathException {
         this.port = port;
         this.rootGitDirectoryPath = rootGitDirectoryPath;
         Log.setLog(new NullLogger());
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ public class WLGitBridgeServer {
         configureJettyServer();
     }
 
+    public WLGitBridgeServer(Config config) throws ServletException, InvalidRootDirectoryPathException {
+        this(config.getPort(), config.getRootGitDirectory(), config.getAPIKey());
+        SnapshotAPIRequest.setBasicAuth(config.getUsername(), config.getPassword());
+        SnapshotAPIRequest.setBaseURL(config.getHostname());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Starts the server on the port given on construction.
      */
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/base/SnapshotAPIRequest.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/base/SnapshotAPIRequest.java
index c31e2ebb75..a46228e891 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/base/SnapshotAPIRequest.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/base/SnapshotAPIRequest.java
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import com.ning.http.client.Realm;
  */
 public abstract class SnapshotAPIRequest<T extends Result> extends Request<T> {
 
-    private static final String USERNAME = "staging";
-    private static final String PASSWORD = "6kUfbv0R";
+    private static String USERNAME;
+    private static String PASSWORD;
 
-    private static final String BASE_URL = "https://radiant-wind-3058.herokuapp.com/api/v0/docs";
+    private static String BASE_URL;
 
     public SnapshotAPIRequest(String projectName, String apiCall) {
         super(BASE_URL + "/" + projectName + apiCall);
@@ -25,4 +25,13 @@ public abstract class SnapshotAPIRequest<T extends Result> extends Request<T> {
                 .build();
     }
 
+    public static void setBasicAuth(String username, String password) {
+        USERNAME = username;
+        PASSWORD = password;
+    }
+
+    public static void setBaseURL(String baseURL) {
+        BASE_URL = baseURL;
+    }
+
 }