diff --git a/etc/vitrage/vitrage.conf.sample b/etc/vitrage/vitrage.conf.sample
index d0301f8c3..f8228bf8f 100644
--- a/etc/vitrage/vitrage.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/vitrage/vitrage.conf.sample
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 #snapshots_interval = 600
 
 
-[synchronizer_plugins]
+[plugins]
 
 #
 # From vitrage
diff --git a/vitrage/entity_graph/processor/processor.py b/vitrage/entity_graph/processor/processor.py
index 50618ac06..8d759715a 100644
--- a/vitrage/entity_graph/processor/processor.py
+++ b/vitrage/entity_graph/processor/processor.py
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ class Processor(processor.ProcessorBase):
 
     def handle_end_message(self, vertex, neighbors):
         self.initialization_status.end_messages[vertex[VProps.TYPE]] = True
+
         if len(self.initialization_status.end_messages) == \
-                len(self.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type):
+                len(self.conf.plugins.plugin_type):
             self.initialization_status.status = \
                 self.initialization_status.RECEIVED_ALL_END_MESSAGES
 
diff --git a/vitrage/entity_graph/states/state_manager.py b/vitrage/entity_graph/states/state_manager.py
index f5b6ab543..4e8f7601e 100644
--- a/vitrage/entity_graph/states/state_manager.py
+++ b/vitrage/entity_graph/states/state_manager.py
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ class StateManager(object):
                 not attr.startswith("__")]
 
     def _is_all_plugins_states_exists(self, states_plugins, error_plugins):
-        plugins = self.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type
+        plugin_types = self.conf.plugins.plugin_type
         all_state_loaded_plugins = states_plugins + error_plugins
 
-        for plugin in plugins:
-            if plugin not in all_state_loaded_plugins:
-                LOG.error("No state configuration file for: %s", plugin)
+        for plugin_type in plugin_types:
+            if plugin_type not in all_state_loaded_plugins:
+                LOG.error("No state configuration file for: %s", plugin_type)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_updated_property(new_vertex, graph_vertex, prop):
diff --git a/vitrage/entity_graph/transformer_manager.py b/vitrage/entity_graph/transformer_manager.py
index e468df34a..2997a7467 100644
--- a/vitrage/entity_graph/transformer_manager.py
+++ b/vitrage/entity_graph/transformer_manager.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TransformerManager(object):
     def register_transformer_classes(conf):
 
         transformers = {}
-        for plugin in conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
+        for plugin in conf.plugins.plugin_type:
             transformers[plugin] = importutils.import_object(
                 conf[plugin].transformer,
                 transformers)
diff --git a/vitrage/opts.py b/vitrage/opts.py
index bc91b3f9a..2cbc58b86 100644
--- a/vitrage/opts.py
+++ b/vitrage/opts.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def list_opts():
         ('api', vitrage.api.OPTS),
         ('synchronizer', vitrage.synchronizer.OPTS),
         ('evaluator', vitrage.evaluator.OPTS),
-        ('synchronizer_plugins', vitrage.synchronizer.plugins.OPTS),
+        ('plugins', vitrage.synchronizer.plugins.OPTS),
         ('consistency', vitrage.entity_graph.consistency.OPTS),
         ('entity_graph', vitrage.entity_graph.OPTS),
         ('service_credentials', vitrage.keystone_client.OPTS),
diff --git a/vitrage/service.py b/vitrage/service.py
index 99a690191..95ae21035 100644
--- a/vitrage/service.py
+++ b/vitrage/service.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def prepare_service(args=None, conf=None, config_files=None):
     conf(args, project='vitrage', validate_default_values=True,
          default_config_files=config_files)
 
-    for plugin_name in conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
-        load_plugin(conf, plugin_name, conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_path)
+    for plugin_name in conf.plugins.plugin_type:
+        load_plugin(conf, plugin_name, conf.plugins.plugin_path)
 
     keystone_client.register_keystoneauth_opts(conf)
 
diff --git a/vitrage/synchronizer/launcher.py b/vitrage/synchronizer/launcher.py
index 8e3f6784f..ca09c7cad 100644
--- a/vitrage/synchronizer/launcher.py
+++ b/vitrage/synchronizer/launcher.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Launcher(object):
                             self.conf[plugin].changes_interval,
                             self.callback)
 
-                for plugin in self.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type
+                for plugin in self.conf.plugins.plugin_type
                 if opt_exists(self.conf[plugin], CHANGES_INTERVAL)),
 
             (SnapshotsService(self.conf,
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/consistency/test_consistency.py b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/consistency/test_consistency.py
index 90e7edeab..2052070a0 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/consistency/test_consistency.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/consistency/test_consistency.py
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ class TestConsistencyFunctional(TestEntityGraphFunctionalBase):
         self.conf.register_opts(self.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
         self.conf.register_opts(self.EVALUATOR_OPTS, group='evaluator')
         self.conf.register_opts(self.SYNCHRONIZER_OPTS, group='synchronizer')
-        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self.load_plugins(self.conf)
 
         self.processor = Processor(self.conf, self.initialization_status)
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
index ba9df1d11..b5312e24c 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class TestProcessorFunctional(TestEntityGraphFunctionalBase):
         super(TestProcessorFunctional, self).setUp()
         self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         self.conf.register_opts(self.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
-        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self.load_plugins(self.conf)
 
     def test_create_entity_graph(self):
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
index 5a3c15fff..ede1aa313 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/functional/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class TestStateManagerFunctional(TestEntityGraphFunctionalBase):
         super(TestStateManagerFunctional, self).setUp()
         self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         self.conf.register_opts(self.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
-        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self.load_plugins(self.conf)
 
     def test_state_on_update(self):
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_action_executor.py b/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_action_executor.py
index 5356f7e2c..08b4a7c27 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_action_executor.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_action_executor.py
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ class TestActionExecutor(TestEntityGraphFunctionalBase):
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
-        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                               group='synchronizer_plugins')
-        for plugin_name in cls.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
-            load_plugin(cls.conf, plugin_name,
-                        cls.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_path)
+        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
+        for plugin_name in cls.conf.plugins.plugin_type:
+            load_plugin(cls.conf, plugin_name, cls.conf.plugins.plugin_path)
 
     def test_execute_update_vertex(self):
 
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_scenario_evaluator.py b/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_scenario_evaluator.py
index ab6a4766b..4ff5a93f9 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_scenario_evaluator.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/functional/evaluator/test_scenario_evaluator.py
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ class TestScenarioEvaluator(TestEntityGraphFunctionalBase):
         cls.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
         cls.conf.register_opts(cls.EVALUATOR_OPTS, group='evaluator')
-        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                               group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         TestScenarioEvaluator.load_plugins(cls.conf)
         cls.scenario_repository = ScenarioRepository(cls.conf)
 
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/base.py b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/base.py
index 4b0c6439e..811619111 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/base.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/base.py
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ class TestEntityGraphUnitBase(base.BaseTest):
 
     @staticmethod
     def load_plugins(conf):
-        for plugin_name in conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
-            load_plugin(conf, plugin_name,
-                        conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_path)
+        for plugin_name in conf.plugins.plugin_type:
+            load_plugin(conf, plugin_name, conf.plugins.plugin_path)
 
     def _create_processor_with_graph(self, conf, processor=None):
         events = self._create_mock_events()
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/base.py b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/base.py
index 7424e2f5c..0f27858e2 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/base.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestBaseProcessor(TestEntityGraphUnitBase):
         super(TestBaseProcessor, self).setUp()
         self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+                                group='plugins')
         self.load_plugins(self.conf)
         self.transform = transformer_manager.TransformerManager(self.conf)
 
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
index edcb68e86..7db57c595 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/processor/test_processor.py
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ class TestProcessor(TestEntityGraphUnitBase):
         super(TestProcessor, self).setUp()
         self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         self.conf.register_opts(self.PROCESSOR_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
-        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self.load_plugins(self.conf)
 
     # TODO(Alexey): un skip this test when instance transformer update is ready
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
index e91598add..20637c3ae 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/states/test_state_manager.py
@@ -51,17 +51,15 @@ class TestStateManager(base.BaseTest):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _load_plugins(conf):
-        for plugin_name in conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
-            load_plugin(conf, plugin_name,
-                        conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_path)
+        for plugin_name in conf.plugins.plugin_type:
+            load_plugin(conf, plugin_name, conf.plugins.plugin_path)
 
     # noinspection PyAttributeOutsideInit
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestStateManager, self).setUp()
         self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         self.conf.register_opts(self.ENTITY_GRAPH_OPTS, group='entity_graph')
-        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS,
-                                group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        self.conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self._load_plugins(self.conf)
 
     def test_load_state_plugins_without_errors(self):
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ class TestStateManager(base.BaseTest):
         # test assertions
 
         # Total plugins plus the evaluator which is not definable
-        total_plugins = len(self.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type) + 1
+        total_plugins = len(self.conf.plugins.plugin_type) + 1
         self.assertEqual(total_plugins, len(state_manager.states_plugins))
 
     def test_load_state_plugins_with_errors(self):
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ class TestStateManager(base.BaseTest):
         ]
         conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         conf.register_opts(entity_graph_opts, group='entity_graph')
-        conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='synchronizer_plugins')
+        conf.register_opts(self.PLUGINS_OPTS, group='plugins')
         self._load_plugins(conf)
 
         # action
@@ -94,8 +92,7 @@ class TestStateManager(base.BaseTest):
         erroneous_states_plugins = 2
         num_valid_plugins = len(state_manager.states_plugins) + \
             missing_states_plugins + erroneous_states_plugins
-        self.assertEqual(len(conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type),
-                         num_valid_plugins)
+        self.assertEqual(len(conf.plugins.plugin_type), num_valid_plugins)
 
     def test_normalize_state(self):
         # setup
diff --git a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/test_transformer_manager.py b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/test_transformer_manager.py
index 3a85d03e4..4e6c8bcc0 100644
--- a/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/test_transformer_manager.py
+++ b/vitrage/tests/unit/entity_graph/test_transformer_manager.py
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ class TransformerManagerTest(base.BaseTest):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
-        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.OPTS, group='synchronizer_plugins')
-        for plugin_name in cls.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_type:
-            load_plugin(cls.conf, plugin_name,
-                        cls.conf.synchronizer_plugins.plugin_path)
+        cls.conf.register_opts(cls.OPTS, group='plugins')
+
+        for plugin_name in cls.conf.plugins.plugin_type:
+            load_plugin(cls.conf, plugin_name, cls.conf.plugins.plugin_path)
+
         cls.manager = TransformerManager(cls.conf)
 
     def test_transformer_registration_nagios(self):