diff --git a/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/driver.py b/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/driver.py
index afd4ac5f3..63a914524 100644
--- a/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/driver.py
+++ b/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/driver.py
@@ -16,31 +16,25 @@
 
 import contextlib
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 
 from marconi.common import decorators
 from marconi.queues import storage
 from marconi.queues.storage.sqlalchemy import controllers
+from marconi.queues.storage.sqlalchemy import options
 from marconi.queues.storage.sqlalchemy import tables
 from marconi.queues.storage.sqlalchemy import utils
 
-_SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('uri', default='sqlite:///:memory:',
-               help='An sqlalchemy URL')
-]
-
-_SQLALCHEMY_GROUP = 'drivers:storage:sqlalchemy'
-
 
 class DataDriver(storage.DataDriverBase):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, cache):
         super(DataDriver, self).__init__(conf, cache)
 
-        self.conf.register_opts(_SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS,
-                                group=_SQLALCHEMY_GROUP)
-        self.sqlalchemy_conf = self.conf[_SQLALCHEMY_GROUP]
+        opts = options.SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS
+        self.conf.register_opts(opts,
+                                group=options.SQLALCHEMY_GROUP)
+        self.sqlalchemy_conf = self.conf[options.SQLALCHEMY_GROUP]
 
     def _sqlite_on_connect(self, conn, record):
         # NOTE(flaper87): This is necesary in order
@@ -127,9 +121,9 @@ class ControlDriver(storage.ControlDriverBase):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, cache):
         super(ControlDriver, self).__init__(conf, cache)
-        self.conf.register_opts(_SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS,
-                                group=_SQLALCHEMY_GROUP)
-        self.sqlalchemy_conf = self.conf[_SQLALCHEMY_GROUP]
+        self.conf.register_opts(options.SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS,
+                                group=options.SQLALCHEMY_GROUP)
+        self.sqlalchemy_conf = self.conf[options.SQLALCHEMY_GROUP]
 
     @decorators.lazy_property(write=False)
     def engine(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/options.py b/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/options.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..960f63690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/marconi/queues/storage/sqlalchemy/options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 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
+
+SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS = (
+    cfg.StrOpt('uri', default='sqlite:///:memory:',
+               help='An sqlalchemy URL'),
+)
+
+SQLALCHEMY_GROUP = 'drivers:storage:sqlalchemy'
+
+
+def _config_options():
+    return [(SQLALCHEMY_GROUP, SQLALCHEMY_OPTIONS)]