diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/SlackNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/SlackNotifier.java
index 20dc3e66..a9628b31 100755
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/SlackNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/SlackNotifier.java
@@ -7,20 +7,24 @@
 import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 import hudson.model.BuildListener;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
+import hudson.model.listeners.ItemListener;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor;
 import hudson.tasks.Notifier;
 import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
 import hudson.util.FormValidation;
+import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import jenkins.model.JenkinsLocationConfiguration;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.QueryParameter;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.Exported;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class SlackNotifier extends Notifier {
@@ -325,4 +329,202 @@ public FormValidation doTestConnection(@QueryParameter("slackTeamDomain") final
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public static class SlackJobProperty extends hudson.model.JobProperty<AbstractProject<?, ?>> {
+
+        private String teamDomain;
+        private String token;
+        private String room;
+        private boolean startNotification;
+        private boolean notifySuccess;
+        private boolean notifyAborted;
+        private boolean notifyNotBuilt;
+        private boolean notifyUnstable;
+        private boolean notifyFailure;
+        private boolean notifyBackToNormal;
+        private boolean notifyRepeatedFailure;
+        private boolean includeTestSummary;
+        private boolean showCommitList;
+        private boolean includeCustomMessage;
+        private String customMessage;
+
+        @DataBoundConstructor
+        public SlackJobProperty(String teamDomain,
+                                String token,
+                                String room,
+                                boolean startNotification,
+                                boolean notifyAborted,
+                                boolean notifyFailure,
+                                boolean notifyNotBuilt,
+                                boolean notifySuccess,
+                                boolean notifyUnstable,
+                                boolean notifyBackToNormal,
+                                boolean notifyRepeatedFailure,
+                                boolean includeTestSummary,
+                                boolean showCommitList,
+                                boolean includeCustomMessage,
+                                String customMessage) {
+            this.teamDomain = teamDomain;
+            this.token = token;
+            this.room = room;
+            this.startNotification = startNotification;
+            this.notifyAborted = notifyAborted;
+            this.notifyFailure = notifyFailure;
+            this.notifyNotBuilt = notifyNotBuilt;
+            this.notifySuccess = notifySuccess;
+            this.notifyUnstable = notifyUnstable;
+            this.notifyBackToNormal = notifyBackToNormal;
+            this.notifyRepeatedFailure = notifyRepeatedFailure;
+            this.includeTestSummary = includeTestSummary;
+            this.showCommitList = showCommitList;
+            this.includeCustomMessage = includeCustomMessage;
+            this.customMessage = customMessage;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public String getTeamDomain() {
+            return teamDomain;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public String getToken() {
+            return token;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public String getRoom() {
+            return room;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getStartNotification() {
+            return startNotification;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifySuccess() {
+            return notifySuccess;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getShowCommitList() {
+            return showCommitList;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean prebuild(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, BuildListener listener) {
+            return super.prebuild(build, listener);
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyAborted() {
+            return notifyAborted;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyFailure() {
+            return notifyFailure;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyNotBuilt() {
+            return notifyNotBuilt;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyUnstable() {
+            return notifyUnstable;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyBackToNormal() {
+            return notifyBackToNormal;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean includeTestSummary() {
+            return includeTestSummary;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getNotifyRepeatedFailure() {
+            return notifyRepeatedFailure;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public boolean includeCustomMessage() {
+            return includeCustomMessage;
+        }
+
+        @Exported
+        public String getCustomMessage() {
+            return customMessage;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Extension public static final class Migrator extends ItemListener {
+        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+        @Override
+        public void onLoaded() {
+            logger.info("Starting Settings Migration Process");
+            for (AbstractProject<?, ?> p : Jenkins.getInstance().getAllItems(AbstractProject.class)) {
+                logger.info("processing Job: " + p.getName());
+
+                final SlackJobProperty slackJobProperty = p.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class);
+
+                if (slackJobProperty == null) {
+                    logger.info(String
+                            .format("Configuration is already up to date for \"%s\", skipping migration",
+                                    p.getName()));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                SlackNotifier slackNotifier = p.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class);
+                
+                if (slackNotifier == null) {
+                    logger.info(String
+                            .format("Configuration does not have a notifier for \"%s\", not migrating settings",
+                                    p.getName()));
+                } else {
+
+                    //map settings
+                    if (StringUtils.isBlank(slackNotifier.teamDomain)) {
+                        slackNotifier.teamDomain = slackJobProperty.getTeamDomain();
+                    }
+                    if (StringUtils.isBlank(slackNotifier.authToken)) {
+                        slackNotifier.authToken = slackJobProperty.getToken();
+                    }
+                    if (StringUtils.isBlank(slackNotifier.room)) {
+                        slackNotifier.room = slackJobProperty.getRoom();
+                    }
+                    
+                    slackNotifier.startNotification = slackJobProperty.getStartNotification();
+    
+                    slackNotifier.notifyAborted = slackJobProperty.getNotifyAborted();
+                    slackNotifier.notifyFailure = slackJobProperty.getNotifyFailure();
+                    slackNotifier.notifyNotBuilt = slackJobProperty.getNotifyNotBuilt();
+                    slackNotifier.notifySuccess = slackJobProperty.getNotifySuccess();
+                    slackNotifier.notifyUnstable = slackJobProperty.getNotifyUnstable();
+                    slackNotifier.notifyBackToNormal = slackJobProperty.getNotifyBackToNormal();
+                    slackNotifier.notifyRepeatedFailure = slackJobProperty.getNotifyRepeatedFailure();
+    
+                    slackNotifier.includeTestSummary = slackJobProperty.includeTestSummary();
+                    slackNotifier.commitInfoChoice = slackJobProperty.getShowCommitList() ? CommitInfoChoice.AUTHORS_AND_TITLES : CommitInfoChoice.NONE;
+                    slackNotifier.includeCustomMessage = slackJobProperty.includeCustomMessage();
+                    slackNotifier.customMessage = slackJobProperty.getCustomMessage();
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    //property section is not used anymore - remove
+                    p.removeProperty(SlackJobProperty.class);
+                    p.save();
+                    logger.info("Configuration updated successfully");
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2fc9865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package jenkins.plugins.slack.config;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import hudson.matrix.MatrixProject;
+import hudson.model.FreeStyleProject;
+import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
+import jenkins.plugins.slack.CommitInfoChoice;
+import jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier;
+import jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.SlackJobProperty;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.recipes.LocalData;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+public class BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest {
+
+    @Rule
+    public JenkinsRule j = new JenkinsRule();
+
+    public Jenkins jenkins;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        jenkins = j.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testBasicMigration() {
+        FreeStyleProject project = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_Slack_Plugin");
+        SlackNotifier notifier = project.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class);
+
+        assertEquals("jenkins-slack-plugin", notifier.getTeamDomain());
+        assertEquals("auth-token-for-test", notifier.getAuthToken());
+        assertEquals("http://localhost:8080/", notifier.getBuildServerUrl());
+        assertEquals("#slack-plugin-testing", notifier.getRoom());
+
+        assertFalse(notifier.getStartNotification());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifySuccess());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyAborted());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyNotBuilt());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyUnstable());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyBackToNormal());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyRepeatedFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeTestSummary());
+        assertEquals(CommitInfoChoice.NONE, notifier.getCommitInfoChoice());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeCustomMessage());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getCustomMessage());
+
+        assertNull(project.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testGlobalSettingsOverriden() {
+        FreeStyleProject project = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_Slack_Plugin");
+        SlackNotifier notifier = project.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class);
+
+        assertEquals("jenkins-slack-plugin", notifier.getTeamDomain());
+        assertEquals("auth-token-for-test", notifier.getAuthToken());
+        assertEquals("http://localhost:8080/", notifier.getBuildServerUrl());
+        assertEquals("#slack-plugin-testing", notifier.getRoom());
+
+        assertFalse(notifier.getStartNotification());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifySuccess());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyAborted());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyNotBuilt());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyUnstable());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyBackToNormal());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyRepeatedFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeTestSummary());
+        assertEquals(CommitInfoChoice.NONE, notifier.getCommitInfoChoice());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeCustomMessage());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getCustomMessage());
+
+        assertNull(project.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden() throws IOException {
+        FreeStyleProject project = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_Slack_Plugin");
+        SlackNotifier notifier = project.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class);
+
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getTeamDomain());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getAuthToken());
+        assertEquals(j.getURL().toString(), notifier.getBuildServerUrl());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getRoom());
+
+        assertFalse(notifier.getStartNotification());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifySuccess());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyAborted());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyNotBuilt());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyUnstable());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyBackToNormal());
+        assertFalse(notifier.getNotifyRepeatedFailure());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeTestSummary());
+        assertEquals(CommitInfoChoice.NONE, notifier.getCommitInfoChoice());
+        assertFalse(notifier.includeCustomMessage());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getCustomMessage());
+
+        assertNull(project.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testMigrationFromNoPlugin() {
+        FreeStyleProject project1 = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_01");
+        assertNull(project1.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project1.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+
+        FreeStyleProject project2 = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_02");
+        assertNull(project2.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project2.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+
+        MatrixProject project3 = (MatrixProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_03");
+        assertNull(project3.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project3.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testMigrationOfSomeJobs() throws IOException {
+        // Project without Slack notifications
+        FreeStyleProject project1 = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_01");
+        assertNull(project1.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project1.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+
+        // Another project without Slack notifications
+        MatrixProject project3 = (MatrixProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_03");
+        assertNull(project3.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project3.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+
+        // Project with Slack notifications
+        FreeStyleProject project2 = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_02");
+        SlackNotifier notifier = project2.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class);
+        assertNotNull(notifier);
+
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getTeamDomain());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getAuthToken());
+        assertEquals(j.getURL().toString(), notifier.getBuildServerUrl());
+        assertEquals("", notifier.getRoom());
+
+        assertTrue(notifier.getStartNotification());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifySuccess());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyAborted());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyNotBuilt());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyUnstable());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyFailure());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyBackToNormal());
+        assertTrue(notifier.getNotifyRepeatedFailure());
+        assertTrue(notifier.includeTestSummary());
+        assertEquals(CommitInfoChoice.AUTHORS_AND_TITLES, notifier.getCommitInfoChoice());
+        assertTrue(notifier.includeCustomMessage());
+        assertEquals("Custom message for 1.8 plugin.", notifier.getCustomMessage());
+
+        assertNull(project2.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @LocalData
+    public void testMigrationWithNoNotifier() {
+        FreeStyleProject project = (FreeStyleProject) jenkins.getItem("Test_01");
+        assertNull(project.getPublishersList().get(SlackNotifier.class));
+        assertNull(project.getProperty(SlackJobProperty.class));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5c573f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testBasicMigration/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <token></token>
+      <room></room>
+      <startNotification>false</startNotification>
+      <notifySuccess>true</notifySuccess>
+      <notifyAborted>false</notifyAborted>
+      <notifyNotBuilt>false</notifyNotBuilt>
+      <notifyUnstable>false</notifyUnstable>
+      <notifyFailure>true</notifyFailure>
+      <notifyBackToNormal>false</notifyBackToNormal>
+      <notifyRepeatedFailure>false</notifyRepeatedFailure>
+      <includeTestSummary>false</includeTestSummary>
+      <showCommitList>false</showCommitList>
+      <includeCustomMessage>false</includeCustomMessage>
+      <customMessage></customMessage>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers/>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Hello World&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain>jenkins-slack-plugin</teamDomain>
+      <authToken>auth-token-for-test</authToken>
+      <buildServerUrl>http://localhost:8080/</buildServerUrl>
+      <room>#slack-plugin-testing</room>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c48a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+  <teamDomain>jenkins-slack-plugin-global</teamDomain>
+  <token>auth-token-for-test-global</token>
+  <room>#slack-plugin-testing-global</room>
+  <buildServerUrl>http://localhost:8080/global/</buildServerUrl>
+</jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73edbacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsNotOverridden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <token></token>
+      <room></room>
+      <startNotification>false</startNotification>
+      <notifySuccess>true</notifySuccess>
+      <notifyAborted>false</notifyAborted>
+      <notifyNotBuilt>false</notifyNotBuilt>
+      <notifyUnstable>false</notifyUnstable>
+      <notifyFailure>true</notifyFailure>
+      <notifyBackToNormal>false</notifyBackToNormal>
+      <notifyRepeatedFailure>false</notifyRepeatedFailure>
+      <includeTestSummary>false</includeTestSummary>
+      <showCommitList>false</showCommitList>
+      <includeCustomMessage>false</includeCustomMessage>
+      <customMessage></customMessage>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers/>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Hello World&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <authToken></authToken>
+      <buildServerUrl></buildServerUrl>
+      <room></room>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c48a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+  <teamDomain>jenkins-slack-plugin-global</teamDomain>
+  <token>auth-token-for-test-global</token>
+  <room>#slack-plugin-testing-global</room>
+  <buildServerUrl>http://localhost:8080/global/</buildServerUrl>
+</jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5c573f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testGlobalSettingsOverriden/jobs/Test_Slack_Plugin/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
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+  <properties>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <token></token>
+      <room></room>
+      <startNotification>false</startNotification>
+      <notifySuccess>true</notifySuccess>
+      <notifyAborted>false</notifyAborted>
+      <notifyNotBuilt>false</notifyNotBuilt>
+      <notifyUnstable>false</notifyUnstable>
+      <notifyFailure>true</notifyFailure>
+      <notifyBackToNormal>false</notifyBackToNormal>
+      <notifyRepeatedFailure>false</notifyRepeatedFailure>
+      <includeTestSummary>false</includeTestSummary>
+      <showCommitList>false</showCommitList>
+      <includeCustomMessage>false</includeCustomMessage>
+      <customMessage></customMessage>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers/>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Hello World&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain>jenkins-slack-plugin</teamDomain>
+      <authToken>auth-token-for-test</authToken>
+      <buildServerUrl>http://localhost:8080/</buildServerUrl>
+      <room>#slack-plugin-testing</room>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_01/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_01/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8133821d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_01/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+      <spec>H * * * *</spec>
+    </hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78911423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <jenkins.triggers.ReverseBuildTrigger>
+      <spec></spec>
+      <upstreamProjects>Test_01</upstreamProjects>
+      <threshold>
+        <name>SUCCESS</name>
+        <ordinal>0</ordinal>
+        <color>BLUE</color>
+        <completeBuild>true</completeBuild>
+      </threshold>
+    </jenkins.triggers.ReverseBuildTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/nextBuildNumber b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/nextBuildNumber
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d00491fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_02/nextBuildNumber
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_03/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_03/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afa7de3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationFromNoPlugin/jobs/Test_03/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<matrix-project plugin="matrix-project@1.4.1">
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers/>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <axes/>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <hudson.tasks.BuildTrigger>
+      <childProjects>Test_02</childProjects>
+      <threshold>
+        <name>UNSTABLE</name>
+        <ordinal>1</ordinal>
+        <color>YELLOW</color>
+        <completeBuild>true</completeBuild>
+      </threshold>
+    </hudson.tasks.BuildTrigger>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+  <executionStrategy class="hudson.matrix.DefaultMatrixExecutionStrategyImpl">
+    <runSequentially>false</runSequentially>
+  </executionStrategy>
+</matrix-project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c48a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl plugin="slack@1.8.1-SNAPSHOT">
+  <teamDomain>jenkins-slack-plugin-global</teamDomain>
+  <token>auth-token-for-test-global</token>
+  <room>#slack-plugin-testing-global</room>
+  <buildServerUrl>http://localhost:8080/global/</buildServerUrl>
+</jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-DescriptorImpl>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_01/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_01/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8133821d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_01/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+      <spec>H * * * *</spec>
+    </hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_02/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_02/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40ff1817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_02/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty plugin="slack@1.8.2-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <token></token>
+      <room></room>
+      <startNotification>true</startNotification>
+      <notifySuccess>true</notifySuccess>
+      <notifyAborted>true</notifyAborted>
+      <notifyNotBuilt>true</notifyNotBuilt>
+      <notifyUnstable>true</notifyUnstable>
+      <notifyFailure>true</notifyFailure>
+      <notifyBackToNormal>true</notifyBackToNormal>
+      <notifyRepeatedFailure>true</notifyRepeatedFailure>
+      <includeTestSummary>true</includeTestSummary>
+      <showCommitList>true</showCommitList>
+      <includeCustomMessage>true</includeCustomMessage>
+      <customMessage>Custom message for 1.8 plugin.</customMessage>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <jenkins.triggers.ReverseBuildTrigger>
+      <spec></spec>
+      <upstreamProjects>Test_01</upstreamProjects>
+      <threshold>
+        <name>SUCCESS</name>
+        <ordinal>0</ordinal>
+        <color>BLUE</color>
+        <completeBuild>true</completeBuild>
+      </threshold>
+    </jenkins.triggers.ReverseBuildTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier plugin="slack@1.8.2-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <authToken></authToken>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_03/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_03/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afa7de3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationOfSomeJobs/jobs/Test_03/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<matrix-project plugin="matrix-project@1.4.1">
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers/>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <axes/>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers>
+    <hudson.tasks.BuildTrigger>
+      <childProjects>Test_02</childProjects>
+      <threshold>
+        <name>UNSTABLE</name>
+        <ordinal>1</ordinal>
+        <color>YELLOW</color>
+        <completeBuild>true</completeBuild>
+      </threshold>
+    </hudson.tasks.BuildTrigger>
+  </publishers>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+  <executionStrategy class="hudson.matrix.DefaultMatrixExecutionStrategyImpl">
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+  </executionStrategy>
+</matrix-project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationWithNoNotifier/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationWithNoNotifier/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1420198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationWithNoNotifier/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<hudson>
+</hudson>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationWithNoNotifier/jobs/Test_01/config.xml b/src/test/resources/jenkins/plugins/slack/config/BackwordsCompatible_1_8_SlackNotifierTest/testMigrationWithNoNotifier/jobs/Test_01/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..477394d2
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@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties>
+    <jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty plugin="slack@1.8.2-SNAPSHOT">
+      <teamDomain></teamDomain>
+      <token></token>
+      <room></room>
+      <startNotification>false</startNotification>
+      <notifySuccess>false</notifySuccess>
+      <notifyAborted>false</notifyAborted>
+      <notifyNotBuilt>false</notifyNotBuilt>
+      <notifyUnstable>false</notifyUnstable>
+      <notifyFailure>false</notifyFailure>
+      <notifyBackToNormal>false</notifyBackToNormal>
+      <notifyRepeatedFailure>false</notifyRepeatedFailure>
+      <includeTestSummary>false</includeTestSummary>
+      <showCommitList>false</showCommitList>
+      <includeCustomMessage>false</includeCustomMessage>
+      <customMessage></customMessage>
+    </jenkins.plugins.slack.SlackNotifier_-SlackJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+      <spec>H * * * *</spec>
+    </hudson.triggers.TimerTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>echo &quot;Test&quot;</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file