diff --git a/watcher/common/utils.py b/watcher/common/utils.py
index 0ba98db76..44cb050d5 100644
--- a/watcher/common/utils.py
+++ b/watcher/common/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import re
 
 from jsonschema import validators
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import strutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
@@ -29,18 +28,9 @@ import six
 from watcher._i18n import _LW
 from watcher.common import exception
 
+from watcher import conf
 
-UTILS_OPTS = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('rootwrap_config',
-               default="/etc/watcher/rootwrap.conf",
-               help='Path to the rootwrap configuration file to use for '
-                    'running commands as root.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('tempdir',
-               help='Explicitly specify the temporary working directory.'),
-]
-
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(UTILS_OPTS)
+CONF = conf.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/watcher/conf/__init__.py b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
index 818ec6abb..35583bf1c 100644
--- a/watcher/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from watcher.conf import api
 from watcher.conf import service
+from watcher.conf import utils
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 service.register_opts(CONF)
 api.register_opts(CONF)
+utils.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/watcher/conf/_opts.py b/watcher/conf/_opts.py
index 6f996a59b..0e58ce2ba 100644
--- a/watcher/conf/_opts.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/_opts.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from watcher.common import clients
 from watcher.common import exception
 from watcher.common import paths
 from watcher.conf import api as conf_api
+from watcher.conf import utils
 from watcher.db.sqlalchemy import models
 from watcher.decision_engine.audit import continuous
 from watcher.decision_engine import manager as decision_engine_manager
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ def list_opts():
         ('DEFAULT',
          (conf_api.AUTH_OPTS +
           exception.EXC_LOG_OPTS +
-          paths.PATH_OPTS)),
+          paths.PATH_OPTS +
+          utils.UTILS_OPTS)),
         ('api', conf_api.API_SERVICE_OPTS),
         ('database', models.SQL_OPTS),
         ('watcher_decision_engine',
diff --git a/watcher/conf/utils.py b/watcher/conf/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c2981ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watcher/conf/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corp
+#
+# Authors: Prudhvi Rao Shedimbi <prudhvi.rao.shedimbi@intel.com>
+#
+# 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
+
+UTILS_OPTS = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('rootwrap_config',
+               default="/etc/watcher/rootwrap.conf",
+               help='Path to the rootwrap configuration file to use for '
+                    'running commands as root.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('tempdir',
+               help='Explicitly specify the temporary working directory.'),
+]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_opts(UTILS_OPTS)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return [('DEFAULT', UTILS_OPTS)]