diff --git a/config_tempest/main.py b/config_tempest/main.py
index 0139c3e2..a406fbe6 100755
--- a/config_tempest/main.py
+++ b/config_tempest/main.py
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ from credentials import Credentials
 from flavors import Flavors
 import os_client_config
 from oslo_config import cfg
-from services import boto
-from services import ceilometer
-from services.horizon import configure_horizon
 from services.services import Services
-from services import volume
 import tempest_conf
 from users import Users
 
@@ -405,13 +401,6 @@ def config_tempest(**kwargs):
     services.set_service_availability()
     services.set_supported_api_versions()
     services.set_service_extensions()
-    volume.check_volume_backup_service(conf, clients.volume_client,
-                                       services.is_service("volumev3"))
-    ceilometer.check_ceilometer_service(conf, clients.service_client)
-    boto.configure_boto(conf, s3_service=services.get_service("s3"))
-    identity = services.get_service('identity')
-    identity.configure_keystone_feature_flags(conf)
-    configure_horizon(conf)
 
     # remove all unwanted values if were specified
     if remove != {}:
diff --git a/config_tempest/services/identity.py b/config_tempest/services/identity.py
index a1329bb4..acaeb84c 100644
--- a/config_tempest/services/identity.py
+++ b/config_tempest/services/identity.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class IdentityService(VersionedService):
         except KeyError:
             return [body['version']['id']]
 
-    def configure_keystone_feature_flags(self, conf):
+    def set_default_tempest_options(self, conf):
         """Set keystone feature flags based upon version ID."""
         supported_versions = self.get_versions()
         if len(supported_versions) <= 1:
diff --git a/config_tempest/services/services.py b/config_tempest/services/services.py
index 6b78a1ac..3e1bd0f8 100644
--- a/config_tempest/services/services.py
+++ b/config_tempest/services/services.py
@@ -16,19 +16,22 @@
 import urlparse
 
 from base import Service
+import boto
+import ceilometer
 from compute import ComputeService
 import config_tempest.constants as C
+import horizon
 from identity import IdentityService
 from image import ImageService
 from network import NetworkService
 from object_storage import ObjectStorageService
-from volume import VolumeService
+import volume
 
 service_dict = {'compute': ComputeService,
                 'image': ImageService,
                 'network': NetworkService,
                 'object-store': ObjectStorageService,
-                'volumev3': VolumeService,
+                'volumev3': volume.VolumeService,
                 'identity': IdentityService}
 
 
@@ -194,6 +197,17 @@ class Services(object):
             if not self._conf.getboolean('services', 'volume'):
                 C.SERVICE_NAMES.pop('volume')
                 C.SERVICE_VERSIONS.pop('volume')
+        # check availability of volume backup service
+        volume.check_volume_backup_service(self._conf,
+                                           self._clients.volume_client,
+                                           self.is_service("volumev3"))
+
+        ceilometer.check_ceilometer_service(self._conf,
+                                            self._clients.service_client)
+
+        boto.configure_boto(self._conf, s3_service=self.get_service("s3"))
+
+        horizon.configure_horizon(self._conf)
 
         for service, codename in C.SERVICE_NAMES.iteritems():
             # ceilometer is still transitioning from metering to telemetry
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
index 4b18790b..28e7765e 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ class TestIdentityService(BaseServiceTest):
 
     @mock.patch('config_tempest.services.identity'
                 '.IdentityService.get_versions')
-    def test_configure_keystone_feature_flags(self, mock_get_versions):
+    def test_set_default_tempest_options(self, mock_get_versions):
         conf = TempestConf()
         mock_get_versions.return_value = ['v3.8', 'v2.0']
-        self.Service.configure_keystone_feature_flags(conf)
+        self.Service.set_default_tempest_options(conf)
         self.assertEqual(
             conf.get('identity-feature-enabled',
                      'forbid_global_implied_dsr'), 'True')