diff --git a/app/models/mail_handler.rb b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
index 0b74c5ac8..ef67e575d 100644
--- a/app/models/mail_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
     super(email)
   end
 
+  # Extracts MailHandler options from environment variables
+  # Use when receiving emails with rake tasks
+  def self.extract_options_from_env(env)
+    options = {:issue => {}}
+    %w(project status tracker category priority).each do |option|
+      options[:issue][option.to_sym] = env[option] if env[option]
+    end
+    %w(allow_override unknown_user no_permission_check no_account_notice default_group).each do |option|
+      options[option.to_sym] = env[option] if env[option]
+    end
+    options
+  end
+
   def logger
     Rails.logger
   end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/email.rake b/lib/tasks/email.rake
index 934070e54..596b086d2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/email.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/email.rake
@@ -55,15 +55,7 @@ Examples:
 END_DESC
 
     task :read => :environment do
-      options = { :issue => {} }
-      %w(project status tracker category priority).each { |a| options[:issue][a.to_sym] = ENV[a] if ENV[a] }
-      options[:allow_override] = ENV['allow_override'] if ENV['allow_override']
-      options[:unknown_user] = ENV['unknown_user'] if ENV['unknown_user']
-      options[:no_permission_check] = ENV['no_permission_check'] if ENV['no_permission_check']
-      options[:no_account_notice] = ENV['no_account_notice'] if ENV['no_account_notice']
-      options[:default_group] = ENV['default_group'] if ENV['default_group']
-
-      MailHandler.receive(STDIN.read, options)
+      MailHandler.receive(STDIN.read, MailHandler.extract_options_from_env(ENV))
     end
 
     desc <<-END_DESC
@@ -130,15 +122,7 @@ END_DESC
                       :move_on_success => ENV['move_on_success'],
                       :move_on_failure => ENV['move_on_failure']}
 
-      options = { :issue => {} }
-      %w(project status tracker category priority).each { |a| options[:issue][a.to_sym] = ENV[a] if ENV[a] }
-      options[:allow_override] = ENV['allow_override'] if ENV['allow_override']
-      options[:unknown_user] = ENV['unknown_user'] if ENV['unknown_user']
-      options[:no_permission_check] = ENV['no_permission_check'] if ENV['no_permission_check']
-      options[:no_account_notice] = ENV['no_account_notice'] if ENV['no_account_notice']
-      options[:default_group] = ENV['default_group'] if ENV['default_group']
-
-      Redmine::IMAP.check(imap_options, options)
+      Redmine::IMAP.check(imap_options, MailHandler.extract_options_from_env(ENV))
     end
 
     desc <<-END_DESC
@@ -165,15 +149,7 @@ END_DESC
                       :password => ENV['password'],
                       :delete_unprocessed => ENV['delete_unprocessed']}
 
-      options = { :issue => {} }
-      %w(project status tracker category priority).each { |a| options[:issue][a.to_sym] = ENV[a] if ENV[a] }
-      options[:allow_override] = ENV['allow_override'] if ENV['allow_override']
-      options[:unknown_user] = ENV['unknown_user'] if ENV['unknown_user']
-      options[:no_permission_check] = ENV['no_permission_check'] if ENV['no_permission_check']
-      options[:no_account_notice] = ENV['no_account_notice'] if ENV['no_account_notice']
-      options[:default_group] = ENV['default_group'] if ENV['default_group']
-
-      Redmine::POP3.check(pop_options, options)
+      Redmine::POP3.check(pop_options, MailHandler.extract_options_from_env(ENV))
     end
 
     desc "Send a test email to the user with the provided login name"
diff --git a/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb b/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
index b345683fe..d1eabca42 100644
--- a/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
@@ -798,6 +798,19 @@ class MailHandlerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal str2, user.lastname
   end
 
+  def test_extract_options_from_env_should_return_options
+    options = MailHandler.extract_options_from_env({
+      'tracker' => 'defect',
+      'project' => 'foo',
+      'unknown_user' => 'create'
+    })
+
+    assert_equal({
+      :issue => {:tracker => 'defect', :project => 'foo'},
+      :unknown_user => 'create'
+    }, options)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def submit_email(filename, options={})