diff --git a/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration.yaml.sample b/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration.yaml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9671271d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration.yaml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+configuration:
+    # Central store etcd port
+    etcd_port: 2379
+    # Central store etcd host/ip
+    etcd_connection: 10.70.43.131
+    # Path for tendrl-utility execution using ansible modules.
+    # Tendrl uses ansible modules for some tasks like service-management,
+    # package installation etc. Ansible provides executable scripts for this,
+    # these scripts will be run from the path below.
+    tendrl_exe_file_prefix: $HOME/.tendrl/util_runner_
+    # The log path for ceph-integration
+    log_cfg_path: /etc/tendrl/ceph-itegration_logging.yaml
+    # The log level for ceph-integration
+    log_level: DEBUG
+    crush_host_type: host
+    crush_osd_type: osd
+    favorite_timeout_factor: 3
+    server_timeout_factor: 3
+    cluster_contact_threshold: 60
+    cluster_map_retention: 3600
diff --git a/etc/tendrl/tendrl.conf.sample b/etc/tendrl/tendrl.conf.sample
deleted file mode 100644
index 861cc0511..000000000
--- a/etc/tendrl/tendrl.conf.sample
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-[common]
-
-# Central store etcd port
-etcd_port = 2379
-
-# Central store etcd host/ip
-etcd_connection = 0.0.0.0
-
-# Path to log file
-log_cfg_path = /etc/tendrl/common_logging.yaml
-log_level = DEBUG
-
-
-[ceph-integration]
-# Path to log file
-log_cfg_path = /etc/tendrl/logging.yaml
-log_level = DEBUG
-crush_host_type = host
-crush_osd_type = osd
-favorite_timeout_factor = 3
-server_timeout_factor = 3
-cluster_contact_threshold = 60
-cluster_map_retention = 3600
diff --git a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/eventer.py b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/eventer.py
index ee0deefc3..3e4ae6b83 100644
--- a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/eventer.py
+++ b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/eventer.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.event import severity_str
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.event import WARNING
 
-from tendrl.ceph_integration.config import TendrlConfig
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.gevent_util import nosleep
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import Health
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import MDS
@@ -23,9 +22,14 @@
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import OsdMap
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import ServiceId
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.util import now
+from tendrl.commons.config import load_config
 
 
-config = TendrlConfig()
+config = load_config(
+    "ceph-integration",
+    "/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration/ceph-integration.yaml"
+)
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # The tick handler is very cheap (no I/O) so we call
@@ -39,10 +43,12 @@
 
 # How long must a [server|cluster] be out of contact before
 # we generate an event?
-CONTACT_THRESHOLD_FACTOR = int(config.get(
-    'ceph-integration', 'server_timeout_factor'))  # multiple of contact period
-CLUSTER_CONTACT_THRESHOLD = int(config.get(
-    'ceph-integration', 'cluster_contact_threshold'))  # in seconds
+CONTACT_THRESHOLD_FACTOR = int(
+    config['configuration']['server_timeout_factor']
+)  # multiple of contact period
+CLUSTER_CONTACT_THRESHOLD = int(
+    config['configuration']['cluster_contact_threshold']
+)  # in seconds
 
 
 class Eventer(gevent.greenlet.Greenlet):
diff --git a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/manager.py b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/manager.py
index c27d2b044..08234d076 100644
--- a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/manager.py
+++ b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/manager.py
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.tendrl_context import TendrlContext
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.tendrl_definitions import \
     TendrlDefinitions
-from tendrl.commons.config import TendrlConfig
+from tendrl.commons.config import load_config
 from tendrl.commons.log import setup_logging
 from tendrl.commons.manager.manager import Manager
 from tendrl.commons.manager.manager import SyncStateThread
 
-config = TendrlConfig("ceph-integration", "/etc/tendrl/tendrl.conf")
+
+config = load_config(
+    "ceph-integration",
+    "/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration/ceph-integration.yaml"
+)
+
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -147,8 +152,7 @@ def register_to_cluster(self, cluster_id):
 
 def main():
     setup_logging(
-        config.get('ceph-integration', 'log_cfg_path'),
-        config.get('ceph-integration', 'log_level')
+        config['configuration']['log_cfg_path']
     )
 
     cluster_id = utils.get_tendrl_context()
diff --git a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/server_monitor.py b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/server_monitor.py
index 62ec289a8..035bd3c84 100644
--- a/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/server_monitor.py
+++ b/tendrl/ceph_integration/manager/server_monitor.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from gevent import greenlet
 
 from tendrl.ceph_integration import ceph
-from tendrl.ceph_integration.config import TendrlConfig
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.gevent_util import nosleep
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.servers import Server
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.servers import Service
@@ -29,12 +28,16 @@
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import OsdMap
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.types import ServiceId
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.util import now
+from tendrl.commons.config import load_config
 
 
-config = TendrlConfig()
+config = load_config(
+    "ceph-integration",
+    "/etc/tendrl/ceph-integration/ceph-integration.yaml"
+)
 
-CRUSH_HOST_TYPE = config.get('ceph-integration', 'crush_host_type')
-CRUSH_OSD_TYPE = config.get('ceph-integration', 'crush_osd_type')
+CRUSH_HOST_TYPE = config['configuration']['crush_host_type']
+CRUSH_OSD_TYPE = config['configuration']['crush_osd_type']
 
 # Ignore changes in boot time below this threshold, to avoid mistaking clock
 # adjustments for reboots.
diff --git a/tendrl/ceph_integration/persistence/persister.py b/tendrl/ceph_integration/persistence/persister.py
index c03c2861c..1d5424429 100644
--- a/tendrl/ceph_integration/persistence/persister.py
+++ b/tendrl/ceph_integration/persistence/persister.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence.sync_objects import SyncObject
+from tendrl.commons.etcdobj.etcdobj import Server as etcd_server
 from tendrl.commons.persistence.etcd_persister import EtcdPersister
 
 
 class CephIntegrationEtcdPersister(EtcdPersister):
     def __init__(self, config):
-        super(CephIntegrationEtcdPersister, self).__init__(config)
-        self._store = self.get_store()
+        etcd_kwargs = {
+            'port': int(config["configuration"]["etcd_port"]),
+            'host': config["configuration"]["etcd_connection"]
+        }
+        self._store = etcd_server(etcd_kwargs=etcd_kwargs)
+        super(CephIntegrationEtcdPersister, self).__init__(self._store.client)
 
     def update_sync_object(
         self,
diff --git a/tendrl/ceph_integration/tests/test_persister.py b/tendrl/ceph_integration/tests/test_persister.py
index 7d84ffea5..a9630ee53 100644
--- a/tendrl/ceph_integration/tests/test_persister.py
+++ b/tendrl/ceph_integration/tests/test_persister.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import sys
 sys.modules['tendrl.commons.config'] = MagicMock()
 from tendrl.ceph_integration.persistence import persister
+del sys.modules['tendrl.commons.config']
 
 
 class Test_Persister(object):