diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizer.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizer.java
index 39f521050..4644b0f08 100755
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizer.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizer.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class JiraOrderElementSynchronizer implements IJiraOrderElementSynchroniz
         String username = jiraConfiguration.getJiraUserId();
         String password = jiraConfiguration.getJiraPassword();
 
-        String path = "rest/api/latest/search";
+        String path = JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH;
         String query = "labels=" + label;
 
         List<Issue> issues = JiraRESTClient.getIssues(url, username, password,
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClient.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClient.java
index 384bc20fb..c2e7d5a04 100755
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClient.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClient.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ import org.libreplan.ws.common.impl.Util;
  */
 public class JiraRESTClient {
 
+    /**
+     * Path for search operation in JIRA REST API
+     */
+    public static final String PATH_SEARCH = "rest/api/latest/search";
+
     private static final MediaType[] mediaTypes = new MediaType[] {
             MediaType.valueOf(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON),
             MediaType.valueOf(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML) };
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest.java
index 9ff3182c3..fa2503105 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest.java
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public class JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest {
     @Autowired
     private IScenarioManager scenarioManager;
 
-    private static final String PATH = "rest/api/latest/search";
     private static final String LABEL = "labels=epd_12a_ZorgActiviteiten";
 
     private List<Issue> issues;
@@ -136,7 +135,8 @@ public class JiraOrderElementSynchronizerTest {
             Properties properties = loadProperties();
             issues = JiraRESTClient.getIssues(properties.getProperty("url"),
                     properties.getProperty("username"),
-                    properties.getProperty("password"), PATH, LABEL);
+                    properties.getProperty("password"),
+                    JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH, LABEL);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClientTest.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClientTest.java
index d629e1e0a..aa1db6f4f 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClientTest.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraRESTClientTest.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class JiraRESTClientTest {
         List<Issue> issues = JiraRESTClient.getIssues(
                 properties.getProperty("url"),
                 properties.getProperty("username"),
-                properties.getProperty("password"), "rest/api/latest/search",
+                properties.getProperty("password"), JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH,
                 "labels=Intrasprint");
         assertTrue(issues.size() > 0);
     }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class JiraRESTClientTest {
     @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
     public void testGetIssuesForValidLabelButUnAuthorizedUser() {
         JiraRESTClient.getIssues(properties.getProperty("url"), "", "",
-                "rest/api/latest/search", "labels=Intrasprint");
+                JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH, "labels=Intrasprint");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class JiraRESTClientTest {
         List<Issue> issues = JiraRESTClient.getIssues(
                 properties.getProperty("url"),
                 properties.getProperty("username"),
-                properties.getProperty("password"), "rest/api/latest/search",
+                properties.getProperty("password"), JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH,
                 "");
         assertTrue(issues.size() > 0);
     }
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest.java
index 6729aa673..75745b609 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/test/java/org/libreplan/importers/JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest.java
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public class JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest {
     @Autowired
     private IScenarioManager scenarioManager;
 
-    private static final String PATH = "rest/api/latest/search";
     private static final String LABEL = "labels=epd_12a_ZorgActiviteiten";
 
     private List<Issue> issues;
@@ -143,7 +142,8 @@ public class JiraTimesheetSynchronizerTest {
             Properties properties = loadProperties();
             issues = JiraRESTClient.getIssues(properties.getProperty("url"),
                     properties.getProperty("username"),
-                    properties.getProperty("password"), PATH, LABEL);
+                    properties.getProperty("password"),
+                    JiraRESTClient.PATH_SEARCH, LABEL);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } catch (IOException e) {