diff --git a/app/models/site_config.rb b/app/models/site_config.rb
index 3fafb9368..bc5a11a27 100644
--- a/app/models/site_config.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_config.rb
@@ -226,4 +226,9 @@ class SiteConfig < RailsSettings::Base
     "present"
   end
   singleton_class.__send__(:alias_method, :apple_secret, :apple_key)
+
+  # To get default values
+  def self.get_default(field)
+    get_field(field).dig(:default)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
index 5c090ec15..d952b1382 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
         end
 
         it "updates logo_png" do
-          expected_default_image_url = URL.local_image("icon.png")
+          expected_default_image_url = SiteConfig.get_default(:logo_png)
           expected_image_url = "https://dummyimage.com/300x300.png"
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { logo_png: expected_image_url },
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
         end
 
         it "updates mascot_image_url" do
-          expected_default_image_url = URL.local_image("mascot.png")
+          expected_default_image_url = SiteConfig.get_default(:mascot_image_url)
           expected_image_url = "https://dummyimage.com/300x300.png"
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { mascot_image_url: expected_image_url },
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
         end
 
         it "updates the mascot_footer_image_width" do
-          expected_default_mascot_footer_image_width = 52
+          expected_default_mascot_footer_image_width = SiteConfig.get_default(:mascot_footer_image_width)
           expected_mascot_footer_image_width = 1002
 
           expect(SiteConfig.mascot_footer_image_width).to eq(expected_default_mascot_footer_image_width)
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
         end
 
         it "updates the mascot_footer_image_height" do
-          expected_default_mascot_footer_image_height = 120
+          expected_default_mascot_footer_image_height = SiteConfig.get_default(:mascot_footer_image_height)
           expected_mascot_footer_image_height = 3002
 
           expect(SiteConfig.mascot_footer_image_height).to eq(expected_default_mascot_footer_image_height)
@@ -646,66 +646,75 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
 
       describe "Rate Limits and spam" do
         it "updates rate_limit_follow_count_daily" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_follow_count_daily)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_follow_count_daily: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_follow_count_daily).from(500).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_follow_count_daily).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_comment_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_comment_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_comment_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_comment_creation).from(9).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_comment_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_published_article_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_published_article_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_published_article_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_published_article_creation).from(9).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_published_article_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_published_article_antispam_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_published_article_antispam_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_published_article_antispam_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_published_article_antispam_creation).from(1).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_published_article_antispam_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_organization_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_organization_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_organization_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_organization_creation).from(1).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_organization_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_image_upload" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_image_upload)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_image_upload: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_image_upload).from(9).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_image_upload).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_email_recipient" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_email_recipient)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_email_recipient: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_email_recipient).from(5).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_email_recipient).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_user_subscription_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_user_subscription_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_user_subscription_creation: 1 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_user_subscription_creation).from(3).to(1)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_user_subscription_creation).from(default_value).to(1)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_article_update" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_article_update)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_article_update: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_article_update).from(30).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_article_update).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_user_update" do
@@ -716,31 +725,35 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_feedback_message_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_feedback_message_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_feedback_message_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_feedback_message_creation).from(5).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_feedback_message_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_listing_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_listing_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_listing_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_listing_creation).from(1).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_listing_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_reaction_creation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_reaction_creation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_reaction_creation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_reaction_creation).from(10).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_reaction_creation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates rate_limit_send_email_confirmation" do
+          default_value = SiteConfig.get_default(:rate_limit_send_email_confirmation)
           expect do
             post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { rate_limit_send_email_confirmation: 3 },
                                             confirmation: confirmation_message }
-          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_send_email_confirmation).from(2).to(3)
+          end.to change(SiteConfig, :rate_limit_send_email_confirmation).from(default_value).to(3)
         end
 
         it "updates spam_trigger_terms" do
@@ -884,12 +897,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
 
       describe "Credits" do
         it "updates the credit prices", :aggregate_failures do
-          original_prices = {
-            small: 500,
-            medium: 400,
-            large: 300,
-            xlarge: 250
-          }
+          original_prices = SiteConfig.get_default(:credit_prices_in_cents)
           SiteConfig.credit_prices_in_cents = original_prices
 
           SiteConfig.credit_prices_in_cents.each_key do |size|