diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 5225b3d8e..32b224f79 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 
 ## 1.0.13 (in progress)
 
++ [#1855](https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues/1855) If create a url to an other module, don't replace the url with current module context. 
+
 ## 1.0.12 (8. October 2018)
 
 + [#1856](https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues/1856) If application console method is runing, the cli determination should be forced.
diff --git a/core/web/UrlManager.php b/core/web/UrlManager.php
index 3fb6bc55e..57cc3413d 100644
--- a/core/web/UrlManager.php
+++ b/core/web/UrlManager.php
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ private function findModuleInRoute($route)
     private function urlReplaceModule($url, $navItemId, Composition $composition)
     {
         $route = $composition->removeFrom($this->removeBaseUrl($url));
-        $module = $this->findModuleInRoute($route);
+        $moduleName = $this->findModuleInRoute($route);
     
-        if ($module === false || $this->menu === false) {
+        if ($moduleName === false || $this->menu === false) {
             return $url;
         }
     
@@ -362,10 +362,15 @@ private function urlReplaceModule($url, $navItemId, Composition $composition)
         // another module which should not be modificated.
         // 2. If the current page (nav) context is the homepage, we have to keep the original link as it wont work because the homepage
         // does not have a route prefix.
-        if (($item->type == 2 && $module !== $item->moduleName) || $item->isHome) {
+        if (($item->type == 2 && $moduleName !== $item->moduleName) || $item->isHome) {
             return $url;
         }
-    
-        return preg_replace("/$module/", rtrim($item->link, '/'), ltrim($route, '/'), 1);
+
+        // if current controller context has an other module as the requested url, its an outgoing link to another module which should not be modificated.
+        if ($moduleName !== Yii::$app->controller->module->id) {
+            return $url;
+        }
+
+        return preg_replace("/$moduleName/", rtrim($item->link, '/'), ltrim($route, '/'), 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a46faf8a..000000000
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
-<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://schema.phpunit.de/4.1/phpunit.xsd"
-         backupGlobals="false"
-         bootstrap="vendor/autoload.php"
-         colors="true"
-         convertErrorsToExceptions="true"
-         convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
-         convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
->
-    <testsuites>
-        <testsuite name="Package Test Suite">
-            <directory>./tests</directory>
-        </testsuite>
-    </testsuites>
-	<filter>
-		<blacklist>
-			<directory>./vendor</directory>
-			<directory>./tests</directory>
-		</blacklist>
-	</filter>
-    <php>
-        <const name="DB_DSN" value="mysql:host=localhost;dbname=luya_env_phpunit" />
-        <const name="DB_USER" value="" />
-        <const name="DB_PASS" value="" />
-    </php>
-</phpunit>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php b/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
index fcb58021b..60e93c4e3 100644
--- a/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 use luyatests\data\classes\UnitMenu;
 use luya\web\Composition;
 
+class UrlStubController extends \luya\web\Controller
+{
+}
+
 /**
  * @author nadar
  */
@@ -212,11 +216,27 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrl()
         $urlManager = new UrlManager();
         $menu = $urlManager->getMenu();
         $this->assertNotFalse($menu);
-        
+
+        Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
+
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3);
        
         $this->assertSame('this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
     }
+
+    public function testCreateMenuItemUrlToOtherModule()
+    {
+        Yii::$app->set('menu', ['class' => UnitMenu::class]);
+        $urlManager = new UrlManager();
+        $menu = $urlManager->getMenu();
+        $this->assertNotFalse($menu);
+
+        Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['othermodule/controller/action'], 3);
+
+        $this->assertContains('/othermodule/controller/action', $r);
+    }
     
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlWithHomeItem()
     {
@@ -236,11 +256,27 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2()
         $urlManager = new UrlManager();
         $menu = $urlManager->getMenu();
         $this->assertNotFalse($menu);
-    
+
+        Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
+
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 2);
          
         $this->assertSame('this-is-a-module-type-page/controller/action', $r);
     }
+
+    public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2ToOtherModule()
+    {
+        Yii::$app->set('menu', ['class' => UnitMenu::class]);
+        $urlManager = new UrlManager();
+        $menu = $urlManager->getMenu();
+        $this->assertNotFalse($menu);
+
+        Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['othermodule/controller/action'], 2);
+
+        $this->assertContains('/othermodule/controller/action', $r);
+    }
     
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlWithException()
     {