diff --git a/modules/setting/storage.go b/modules/setting/storage.go
index 27788da1ff..43890371fa 100644
--- a/modules/setting/storage.go
+++ b/modules/setting/storage.go
@@ -31,22 +31,10 @@ func (s *Storage) MapTo(v interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getStorage(name, typ string, overrides ...*ini.Section) Storage {
+func getStorage(name, typ string, targetSec *ini.Section) Storage {
 	const sectionName = "storage"
 	sec := Cfg.Section(sectionName)
 
-	if len(overrides) == 0 {
-		overrides = []*ini.Section{
-			Cfg.Section(sectionName + "." + typ),
-			Cfg.Section(sectionName + "." + name),
-		}
-	}
-
-	var storage Storage
-
-	storage.Type = sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString(typ)
-	storage.ServeDirect = sec.Key("SERVE_DIRECT").MustBool(false)
-
 	// Global Defaults
 	sec.Key("MINIO_ENDPOINT").MustString("localhost:9000")
 	sec.Key("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_ID").MustString("")
@@ -55,18 +43,22 @@ func getStorage(name, typ string, overrides ...*ini.Section) Storage {
 	sec.Key("MINIO_LOCATION").MustString("us-east-1")
 	sec.Key("MINIO_USE_SSL").MustBool(false)
 
-	storage.Section = sec
-
-	for _, override := range overrides {
-		for _, key := range storage.Section.Keys() {
-			if !override.HasKey(key.Name()) {
-				_, _ = override.NewKey(key.Name(), key.Value())
+	nameSec := Cfg.Section(sectionName + "." + name)
+	typeSec := Cfg.Section(sectionName + "." + typ)
+	for _, override := range []*ini.Section{nameSec, typeSec, sec} {
+		for _, key := range override.Keys() {
+			if !targetSec.HasKey(key.Name()) {
+				_, _ = targetSec.NewKey(key.Name(), key.Value())
 			}
 		}
-		storage.ServeDirect = override.Key("SERVE_DIRECT").MustBool(false)
-		storage.Section = override
 	}
 
+	var storage Storage
+	storage.Section = targetSec
+
+	storage.Type = typeSec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString(typ)
+	storage.ServeDirect = storage.Section.Key("SERVE_DIRECT").MustBool(false)
+
 	// Specific defaults
 	storage.Path = storage.Section.Key("PATH").MustString(filepath.Join(AppDataPath, name))
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(storage.Path) {
diff --git a/modules/setting/storage_test.go b/modules/setting/storage_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00c255a9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/setting/storage_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package setting
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	ini "gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+)
+
+func Test_getStorageCustomType(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[attachment]
+STORAGE_TYPE = my_minio
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-attachment
+
+[storage.my_minio]
+STORAGE_TYPE = minio
+MINIO_ENDPOINT = my_minio:9000
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+	storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+	storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "minio", storage.Type)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "my_minio:9000", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_ENDPOINT").String())
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-attachment", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageNameSectionOverridesTypeSection(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[attachment]
+STORAGE_TYPE = minio
+
+[storage.attachments]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-attachment
+
+[storage.minio]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+	storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+	storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "minio", storage.Type)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-attachment", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageTypeSectionOverridesStorageSection(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[attachment]
+STORAGE_TYPE = minio
+
+[storage.minio]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-minio
+
+[storage]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+	storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+	storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "minio", storage.Type)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-minio", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageSpecificOverridesStorage(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[attachment]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-attachment
+
+[storage.attachments]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+	storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+	storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-attachment", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageGetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(""))
+
+	sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+	storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+	storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageMultipleName(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[lfs]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-lfs
+
+[attachment]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-attachment
+
+[storage]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-storage
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	{
+		sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+		storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+		storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-attachment", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+	}
+	{
+		sec := Cfg.Section("lfs")
+		storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+		storage := getStorage("lfs", storageType, sec)
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-lfs", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+	}
+	{
+		sec := Cfg.Section("avatar")
+		storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+		storage := getStorage("avatars", storageType, sec)
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-storage", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_getStorageUseOtherNameAsType(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[attachment]
+STORAGE_TYPE = lfs
+
+[storage.lfs]
+MINIO_BUCKET = gitea-storage
+`
+	Cfg, _ = ini.Load([]byte(iniStr))
+
+	{
+		sec := Cfg.Section("attachment")
+		storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+		storage := getStorage("attachments", storageType, sec)
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-storage", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+	}
+	{
+		sec := Cfg.Section("lfs")
+		storageType := sec.Key("STORAGE_TYPE").MustString("")
+		storage := getStorage("lfs", storageType, sec)
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea-storage", storage.Section.Key("MINIO_BUCKET").String())
+	}
+}