diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 29b379fa..807014eb 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ coverage>=3.6
 psycopg2
 PyMySQL>=0.6.2 # MIT License
 sysv-ipc>=0.6.8 # BSD License
+
+# Ensure that the eventlet executor continues to operate...
+eventlet!=0.17.0,>=0.16.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tooz/drivers/zookeeper.py b/tooz/drivers/zookeeper.py
index cac244ed..2ce353be 100644
--- a/tooz/drivers/zookeeper.py
+++ b/tooz/drivers/zookeeper.py
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ import copy
 
 from kazoo import client
 from kazoo import exceptions
+from kazoo.handlers import eventlet as eventlet_handler
+from kazoo.handlers import threading as threading_handler
 from kazoo.protocol import paths
+from oslo_utils import strutils
 import six
+from six.moves import filter as compat_filter
 
 from tooz import coordination
 from tooz.drivers import _retry
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ class BaseZooKeeperDriver(coordination.CoordinationDriver):
 
     def __init__(self, member_id, parsed_url, options):
         super(BaseZooKeeperDriver, self).__init__()
+        options = utils.collapse(options, exclude=['hosts'])
+        self._options = options
         self._member_id = member_id
         self.timeout = int(options.get('timeout', ['10'])[-1])
 
@@ -291,15 +297,49 @@ class BaseZooKeeperDriver(coordination.CoordinationDriver):
 class KazooDriver(BaseZooKeeperDriver):
     """The driver using the Kazoo client against real ZooKeeper servers."""
 
+    HANDLERS = {
+        'eventlet': eventlet_handler.SequentialEventletHandler,
+        'threading': threading_handler.SequentialThreadingHandler,
+    }
+    """
+    Restricted immutable dict of handler 'kinds' -> handler classes that
+    this driver can accept via 'handler' option key (the expected value for
+    this option is one of the keys in this dictionary).
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, member_id, parsed_url, options):
         super(KazooDriver, self).__init__(member_id, parsed_url, options)
-        self._coord = self._make_client(parsed_url, options)
+        self._coord = self._make_client(parsed_url, self._options)
         self._member_id = member_id
         self._timeout_exception = self._coord.handler.timeout_exception
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _make_client(cls, parsed_url, options):
-        return client.KazooClient(hosts=parsed_url.netloc)
+    def _make_client(self, parsed_url, options):
+        # Creates a kazoo client,
+        # See: https://github.com/python-zk/kazoo/blob/1.3.1/kazoo/client.py
+        # for what options a client takes...
+        maybe_hosts = [parsed_url.netloc] + list(options.get('hosts', []))
+        hosts = list(compat_filter(None, maybe_hosts))
+        if not hosts:
+            hosts = ['localhost:2181']
+        randomize_hosts = options.get('randomize_hosts', True)
+        client_kwargs = {
+            'hosts': ",".join(hosts),
+            'timeout': float(options.get('timeout', self.timeout)),
+            'connection_retry': options.get('connection_retry'),
+            'command_retry': options.get('command_retry'),
+            'randomize_hosts': strutils.bool_from_string(randomize_hosts),
+        }
+        handler_kind = options.get('handler')
+        if handler_kind:
+            try:
+                handler_cls = self.HANDLERS[handler_kind]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise ValueError("Unknown handler '%s' requested"
+                                 " valid handlers are %s"
+                                 % (handler_kind,
+                                    sorted(self.HANDLERS.keys())))
+            client_kwargs['handler'] = handler_cls()
+        return client.KazooClient(**client_kwargs)
 
     def _watch_group(self, group_id):
         get_members_req = self.get_members(group_id)
diff --git a/tooz/utils.py b/tooz/utils.py
index ffb96416..9dbfabc8 100644
--- a/tooz/utils.py
+++ b/tooz/utils.py
@@ -58,3 +58,31 @@ def loads(blob, excp_cls=coordination.ToozError):
         return msgpack.unpackb(blob, encoding='utf-8')
     except (msgpack.UnpackException, ValueError) as e:
         raise excp_cls(exception_message(e))
+
+
+def collapse(config, exclude=None, item_selector=None):
+    """Collapses config with keys and **list/tuple** values.
+    NOTE(harlowja): The last item/index from the list/tuple value is selected
+    be default as the new value (values that are not lists/tuples are left
+    alone). If the list/tuple value is empty (zero length), then no value
+    is set.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(config, dict):
+        raise TypeError("Unexpected config type, dict expected")
+    if not config:
+        return {}
+    if exclude is None:
+        exclude = set()
+    if item_selector is None:
+        item_selector = lambda items: items[-1]
+    collapsed = {}
+    for (k, v) in six.iteritems(config):
+        if isinstance(v, (tuple, list)):
+            if k in exclude:
+                collapsed[k] = v
+            else:
+                if len(v):
+                    collapsed[k] = item_selector(v)
+        else:
+            collapsed[k] = v
+    return collapsed