diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhCacheConfigurationReader.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhCacheConfigurationReader.java
index 66c5380ff3..bac0ced9a5 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhCacheConfigurationReader.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhCacheConfigurationReader.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
 import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
 import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
+import org.w3c.dom.Attr;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -291,7 +293,13 @@ public class EhCacheConfigurationReader
     Element rootEl = merged.createElementNS("http://ehcache.org/ehcache.xsd",
                        "ehcache");
 
-    for (Node node : map.values())
+    for (Attr attribute : attributeMap.values())
+    {
+      Attr mergedAttr = (Attr) merged.adoptNode(attribute);
+      rootEl.setAttributeNode(mergedAttr);
+    }
+
+    for (Node node : nodeMap.values())
     {
       Node mergedNode = merged.adoptNode(node);
 
@@ -351,6 +359,23 @@ public class EhCacheConfigurationReader
    */
   private void readConfiguration(Element rootEl)
   {
+    NamedNodeMap attributes = rootEl.getAttributes();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < attributes.getLength(); i++)
+    {
+      Node node = attributes.item(i);
+
+      if (Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE == node.getNodeType())
+      {
+        String name = node.getNodeName();
+
+        if (!name.startsWith("xmlns") && (node instanceof Attr))
+        {
+          attributeMap.put(node.getNodeName(), (Attr) node);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     NodeList list = rootEl.getChildNodes();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++)
@@ -368,7 +393,7 @@ public class EhCacheConfigurationReader
           name = nameNode.getNodeValue();
         }
 
-        map.put(new Id(element, name), node);
+        nodeMap.put(new Id(element, name), node);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -473,5 +498,8 @@ public class EhCacheConfigurationReader
   private DocumentBuilder builder;
 
   /** Field description */
-  private Map<Id, Node> map = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+  private Map<Id, Node> nodeMap = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private Map<String, Attr> attributeMap = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhConfigurationReaderTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhConfigurationReaderTest.java
index 9a87361831..c501d21076 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhConfigurationReaderTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/cache/EhConfigurationReaderTest.java
@@ -84,6 +84,21 @@ public class EhConfigurationReaderTest
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testGlobalAttributes()
+  {
+    EhConfigurationTestReader reader =
+      new EhConfigurationTestReader("cache.006.xml");
+    Configuration c = createConfiguration(reader);
+
+    assertFalse(c.getUpdateCheck());
+    assertEquals("512M", c.getMaxBytesLocalDiskAsString());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -175,6 +190,21 @@ public class EhConfigurationReaderTest
     checkDefaultConfiguration(c, 170l, 18900l);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testOverrideGlobalAttributes()
+  {
+    EhConfigurationTestReader reader =
+      new EhConfigurationTestReader("cache.006.xml", null, "cache.007.xml");
+    Configuration c = createConfiguration(reader);
+
+    assertTrue(c.getUpdateCheck());
+    assertEquals("1G", c.getMaxBytesLocalDiskAsString());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.006.xml b/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.006.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fab44312be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.006.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--*
+Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+   software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+
+-->
+
+
+<ehcache xmlns="http://ehcache.org/ehcache.xsd" 
+         updateCheck="false" 
+         maxBytesLocalDisk="512M">
+  
+</ehcache>
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.007.xml b/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.007.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc24dd3ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/resources/sonia/scm/cache/cache.007.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--*
+Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+   software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+
+-->
+
+
+<ehcache xmlns="http://ehcache.org/ehcache.xsd" 
+         updateCheck="true" 
+         maxBytesLocalDisk="1G">
+  
+</ehcache>