diff --git a/watcher/common/paths.py b/watcher/common/paths.py
index 903a651e9..b36187bd8 100644
--- a/watcher/common/paths.py
+++ b/watcher/common/paths.py
@@ -17,23 +17,9 @@
 
 import os
 
-from oslo_config import cfg
+from watcher import conf
 
-PATH_OPTS = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('pybasedir',
-               default=os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                                                    '../')),
-               help='Directory where the watcher python module is installed.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('bindir',
-               default='$pybasedir/bin',
-               help='Directory where watcher binaries are installed.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
-               default='$pybasedir',
-               help="Top-level directory for maintaining watcher's state."),
-]
-
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(PATH_OPTS)
+CONF = conf.CONF
 
 
 def basedir_def(*args):
diff --git a/watcher/conf/__init__.py b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
index 35583bf1c..551c8ec65 100644
--- a/watcher/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from watcher.conf import api
+from watcher.conf import paths
 from watcher.conf import service
 from watcher.conf import utils
 
@@ -28,3 +29,4 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 service.register_opts(CONF)
 api.register_opts(CONF)
 utils.register_opts(CONF)
+paths.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/watcher/conf/_opts.py b/watcher/conf/_opts.py
index 0e58ce2ba..688aca35b 100644
--- a/watcher/conf/_opts.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/_opts.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ from keystoneauth1 import loading as ka_loading
 from watcher.applier import manager as applier_manager
 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 paths
 from watcher.conf import utils
 from watcher.db.sqlalchemy import models
 from watcher.decision_engine.audit import continuous
diff --git a/watcher/conf/paths.py b/watcher/conf/paths.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14a0fa1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watcher/conf/paths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- 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
+
+import os
+
+PATH_OPTS = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('pybasedir',
+               default=os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                                                    '../')),
+               help='Directory where the watcher python module is installed.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('bindir',
+               default='$pybasedir/bin',
+               help='Directory where watcher binaries are installed.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
+               default='$pybasedir',
+               help="Top-level directory for maintaining watcher's state."),
+]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_opts(PATH_OPTS)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return [('DEFAULT', PATH_OPTS)]