diff --git a/keystone/server/common.py b/keystone/server/common.py
index 1fa3a62130..fda44eea02 100644
--- a/keystone/server/common.py
+++ b/keystone/server/common.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ from keystone import config
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
-def configure(version=None, config_files=None):
+def configure(version=None, config_files=None,
+              pre_setup_logging_fn=lambda: None):
     config.configure()
     sql.initialize()
     config.set_default_for_default_log_levels()
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def configure(version=None, config_files=None):
     CONF(project='keystone', version=version,
          default_config_files=config_files)
 
+    pre_setup_logging_fn()
     config.setup_logging()
 
 
diff --git a/keystone/server/eventlet.py b/keystone/server/eventlet.py
index 504cecc3a8..3b623d68c0 100644
--- a/keystone/server/eventlet.py
+++ b/keystone/server/eventlet.py
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ def _get_workers(worker_type_config_opt):
     return worker_count
 
 
+def configure_threading():
+    monkeypatch_thread = not CONF.standard_threads
+    pydev_debug_url = utils.setup_remote_pydev_debug()
+    if pydev_debug_url:
+        # in order to work around errors caused by monkey patching we have to
+        # set the thread to False.  An explanation is here:
+        # http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2012-August/
+        # 000794.html
+        monkeypatch_thread = False
+    environment.use_eventlet(monkeypatch_thread)
+
+
 def run(possible_topdir):
     dev_conf = os.path.join(possible_topdir,
                             'etc',
@@ -113,20 +125,11 @@ def run(possible_topdir):
 
     common.configure(
         version=pbr.version.VersionInfo('keystone').version_string(),
-        config_files=config_files)
+        config_files=config_files,
+        pre_setup_logging_fn=configure_threading)
 
     paste_config = config.find_paste_config()
 
-    monkeypatch_thread = not CONF.standard_threads
-    pydev_debug_url = utils.setup_remote_pydev_debug()
-    if pydev_debug_url:
-        # in order to work around errors caused by monkey patching we have to
-        # set the thread to False.  An explanation is here:
-        # http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2012-August/
-        # 000794.html
-        monkeypatch_thread = False
-    environment.use_eventlet(monkeypatch_thread)
-
     def create_servers():
         admin_worker_count = _get_workers('admin_workers')
         public_worker_count = _get_workers('public_workers')