diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0084290c9..79fe7d85a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ zaqar.openstack.common.cache.backends =
     memory = zaqar.openstack.common.cache._backends.memory:MemoryBackend
 
 oslo.config.opts =
-    zaqar.bootstrap = zaqar.bootstrap:_config_options
+    zaqar.common.configs = zaqar.common.configs:_config_options
     zaqar.storage.pipeline = zaqar.storage.pipeline:_config_options
     zaqar.storage.pooling = zaqar.storage.pooling:_config_options
     zaqar.storage.mongodb = zaqar.storage.mongodb.options:_config_options
diff --git a/zaqar/bootstrap.py b/zaqar/bootstrap.py
index b62159aa2..bd6909113 100644
--- a/zaqar/bootstrap.py
+++ b/zaqar/bootstrap.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from oslo_log import log
 from stevedore import driver
 
 from zaqar.api import handler
+from zaqar.common import configs
 from zaqar.common import decorators
 from zaqar.common import errors
 from zaqar.i18n import _
@@ -31,11 +32,8 @@ from zaqar.transport import validation
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-ADMIN_MODE_OPT = cfg.BoolOpt('admin_mode', default=False,
-                             help='Activate privileged endpoints.')
-
 _CLI_OPTIONS = (
-    ADMIN_MODE_OPT,
+    configs._ADMIN_MODE_OPT,
     cfg.BoolOpt('daemon', default=False,
                 help='Run Zaqar server in the background.'),
 )
@@ -46,35 +44,6 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_cli_opts(_CLI_OPTIONS)
 log.register_options(CONF)
 
-_GENERAL_OPTIONS = (
-    ADMIN_MODE_OPT,
-    cfg.BoolOpt('pooling', default=False,
-                help=('Enable pooling across multiple storage backends. '
-                      'If pooling is enabled, the storage driver '
-                      'configuration is used to determine where the '
-                      'catalogue/control plane data is kept.'),
-                deprecated_opts=[cfg.DeprecatedOpt('sharding')]),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('unreliable', default=None,
-                help='Disable all reliability constrains.'),
-)
-
-_DRIVER_OPTIONS = (
-    cfg.StrOpt('transport', default='wsgi',
-               help='Transport driver to use.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('message_store', default='mongodb',
-               deprecated_opts=[cfg.DeprecatedOpt('storage')],
-               help='Storage driver to use as the messaging store.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('management_store', default='mongodb',
-               help='Storage driver to use as the management store.'),
-)
-
-_DRIVER_GROUP = 'drivers'
-
-
-def _config_options():
-    return [(None, _GENERAL_OPTIONS),
-            (_DRIVER_GROUP, _DRIVER_OPTIONS)]
-
 
 class Bootstrap(object):
     """Defines the Zaqar bootstrapper.
@@ -85,9 +54,11 @@ class Bootstrap(object):
 
     def __init__(self, conf):
         self.conf = conf
-        self.conf.register_opts(_GENERAL_OPTIONS)
-        self.conf.register_opts(_DRIVER_OPTIONS, group=_DRIVER_GROUP)
-        self.driver_conf = self.conf[_DRIVER_GROUP]
+
+        for group, opts in configs._config_options():
+            self.conf.register_opts(opts, group=group)
+
+        self.driver_conf = self.conf[configs._DRIVER_GROUP]
 
         log.setup(conf, 'zaqar')
 
diff --git a/zaqar/common/configs.py b/zaqar/common/configs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eda9cbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zaqar/common/configs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+
+_ADMIN_MODE_OPT = cfg.BoolOpt('admin_mode', default=False,
+                              help='Activate privileged endpoints.')
+
+
+_GENERAL_OPTIONS = (
+    _ADMIN_MODE_OPT,
+    cfg.BoolOpt('pooling', default=False,
+                help=('Enable pooling across multiple storage backends. '
+                      'If pooling is enabled, the storage driver '
+                      'configuration is used to determine where the '
+                      'catalogue/control plane data is kept.'),
+                deprecated_opts=[cfg.DeprecatedOpt('sharding')]),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('unreliable', default=None,
+                help='Disable all reliability constrains.'),
+)
+
+_DRIVER_OPTIONS = (
+    cfg.StrOpt('transport', default='wsgi',
+               help='Transport driver to use.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('message_store', default='mongodb',
+               deprecated_opts=[cfg.DeprecatedOpt('storage')],
+               help='Storage driver to use as the messaging store.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('management_store', default='mongodb',
+               help='Storage driver to use as the management store.'),
+)
+
+_DRIVER_GROUP = 'drivers'
+
+
+def _config_options():
+    return [(None, _GENERAL_OPTIONS),
+            (_DRIVER_GROUP, _DRIVER_OPTIONS)]
diff --git a/zaqar/tests/base.py b/zaqar/tests/base.py
index 7aada89e1..e7755e423 100644
--- a/zaqar/tests/base.py
+++ b/zaqar/tests/base.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from oslo_log import log
 import six
 import testtools
 
-from zaqar import bootstrap
+from zaqar.common import configs
 
 
 class TestBase(testtools.TestCase):
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class TestBase(testtools.TestCase):
         else:
             self.conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
 
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._DRIVER_OPTIONS,
-                                group=bootstrap._DRIVER_GROUP)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._DRIVER_OPTIONS,
+                                group=configs._DRIVER_GROUP)
 
     @classmethod
     def conf_path(cls, filename):
diff --git a/zaqar/tests/unit/common/storage/test_utils.py b/zaqar/tests/unit/common/storage/test_utils.py
index d17f16405..f2e608502 100644
--- a/zaqar/tests/unit/common/storage/test_utils.py
+++ b/zaqar/tests/unit/common/storage/test_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 import ddt
 
-from zaqar import bootstrap
+from zaqar.common import configs
 from zaqar.storage import utils
 from zaqar import tests as testing
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestUtils(testing.TestBase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestUtils, self).setUp()
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
 
     @testing.requires_mongodb
     def test_can_connect_suceeds_if_good_uri_mongo(self):
diff --git a/zaqar/tests/unit/storage/test_impl_mongodb.py b/zaqar/tests/unit/storage/test_impl_mongodb.py
index db6088a9d..75da1e57b 100644
--- a/zaqar/tests/unit/storage/test_impl_mongodb.py
+++ b/zaqar/tests/unit/storage/test_impl_mongodb.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import pymongo.errors
 import six
 from testtools import matchers
 
-from zaqar import bootstrap
+from zaqar.common import configs
 from zaqar.openstack.common.cache import cache as oslo_cache
 from zaqar import storage
 from zaqar.storage import errors
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class MongodbDriverTest(MongodbSetupMixin, testing.TestBase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(MongodbDriverTest, self).setUp()
 
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
         self.config(unreliable=False)
 
     def test_db_instance(self):
diff --git a/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/websocket/base.py b/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/websocket/base.py
index bcb94f178..c4ac561f1 100644
--- a/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/websocket/base.py
+++ b/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/websocket/base.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
 from zaqar import bootstrap
+from zaqar.common import configs
 from zaqar import tests as testing
 from zaqar.transport import validation
 from zaqar.transport.websocket import driver
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class TestBase(testing.TestBase):
         if not self.config_file:
             self.skipTest("No config specified")
 
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
         self.conf.register_opts(validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_OPTIONS,
                                 group=validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_GROUP)
         self.transport_cfg = self.conf[validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_GROUP]
diff --git a/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/wsgi/base.py b/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/wsgi/base.py
index f7ec21bc0..82561531e 100644
--- a/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/wsgi/base.py
+++ b/zaqar/tests/unit/transport/wsgi/base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from falcon import testing as ftest
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
 from zaqar import bootstrap
+from zaqar.common import configs
 from zaqar import tests as testing
 from zaqar.transport import validation
 from zaqar.transport.wsgi import driver
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class TestBase(testing.TestBase):
         if not self.config_file:
             self.skipTest("No config specified")
 
-        self.conf.register_opts(bootstrap._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
+        self.conf.register_opts(configs._GENERAL_OPTIONS)
         self.conf.register_opts(validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_OPTIONS,
                                 group=validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_GROUP)
         self.transport_cfg = self.conf[validation._TRANSPORT_LIMITS_GROUP]