diff --git a/monasca_setup/detection/utils.py b/monasca_setup/detection/utils.py
index 421159e6..9e26aa6a 100644
--- a/monasca_setup/detection/utils.py
+++ b/monasca_setup/detection/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2015-2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 # Copyright 2017 SUSE Linux GmbH
+# Copyright 2017 OP5 AB
 
 """ Util functions to assist in detection.
 """
+import argparse
 import logging
 import os
 import pwd
@@ -133,7 +135,6 @@ def get_agent_username():
     return _DETECTED_AGENT_USER
 
 
-# NOTE(trebskit) a little poetry never hurt anyone before...right ?
 def load_oslo_configuration(from_cmd, in_project,
                             for_opts, of_prog=None):
     """Loads configuration of an OpenStack project.
@@ -183,7 +184,19 @@ def load_oslo_configuration(from_cmd, in_project,
     # /usr/bin/python, /usr/bin/python3
     # and next actual binary of the program
     # /usr/local/bin/nova-compute
-    args = from_cmd[2:]
+    # NOTE(tobiajo) Just keep built-in options for oslo.config
+    args = []
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--config-file')
+    parser.add_argument('--config-dir')
+    namespace, _ = parser.parse_known_args(from_cmd[2:])
+    if namespace.config_file:
+        args.append('--config-file')
+        args.append(namespace.config_file)
+    if namespace.config_dir:
+        args.append('--config-dir')
+        args.append(namespace.config_dir)
+
     conf_holder(
         args=args,
         project=in_project,
diff --git a/tests/detection/test_utils.py b/tests/detection/test_utils.py
index 1e3e71ee..b6767004 100644
--- a/tests/detection/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/detection/test_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright 2017 FUJITSU LIMITED
+# Copyright 2017 OP5 AB
 #
 # 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
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 import mock
+import os
 
 from oslotest import base
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ class TestDetectionUtilsOsloConf(base.BaseTestCase):
         opts = [
             {'opt': cfg.StrOpt('region_name')}
         ]
-        args = ['python', 'foo-api', '--config-dir', '/foo/bar',
-                '--config-dir', '/tmp/foo']
+        args = ['python', 'foo-api', '--config-file', '/foo/bar/file',
+                '--config-dir', '/foo/bar']
 
         self._run_load_oslo_test(co, opts, args)
 
@@ -67,14 +69,18 @@ class TestDetectionUtilsOsloConf(base.BaseTestCase):
         # test ensures that each instance created via load_oslo_configuration
         # contains different values of the same opts
 
-        cmd_1 = ['python', 'test', '--foo', '1']
-        cmd_2 = ['python', 'test', '--foo', '2']
+        file_1, file_2 = self.create_tempfiles([('', ''), ('', '')])
+        base_dir = os.path.dirname(file_1)
+        os.makedirs(base_dir + '/1')
+        os.makedirs(base_dir + '/2')
+
+        cmd_1 = ['python', 'test', '--config-dir', base_dir + '/1']
+        cmd_2 = ['python', 'test', '--config-dir', base_dir + '/2']
+        cmd_3 = ['python', 'test', '--config-file', file_1]
+        cmd_4 = ['python', 'test', '--config-file', file_2]
 
         opts = [
-            {
-                'opt': cfg.IntOpt(name='foo', default=-1),
-                'cli': True
-            }
+            {'opt': cfg.StrOpt('region_name')}
         ]
 
         cfg_1 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
@@ -90,19 +96,76 @@ class TestDetectionUtilsOsloConf(base.BaseTestCase):
                 for_opts=opts
         )
         cfg_3 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
-                from_cmd=[],
+                from_cmd=cmd_3,
+                in_project=self.PROJECT,
+                of_prog=self.PROG,
+                for_opts=opts
+        )
+        cfg_4 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
+                from_cmd=cmd_4,
                 in_project=self.PROJECT,
                 of_prog=self.PROG,
                 for_opts=opts
         )
 
         self.assertIsNot(cfg_1, cfg_2)
-        self.assertIsNot(cfg_2, cfg_3)
-        self.assertIsNot(cfg_1, cfg_3)
+        self.assertIsNot(cfg_3, cfg_4)
+        self.assertNotEqual(cfg_1, cfg_2)
+        self.assertNotEqual(cfg_3, cfg_4)
 
-        self.assertNotEqual(cfg_1.foo, cfg_2.foo)
-        self.assertNotEqual(cfg_2.foo, cfg_3.foo)
-        self.assertNotEqual(cfg_1.foo, cfg_3.foo)
+    def test_just_keep_built_in_options(self):
+        # test ensures that non built-in oslo.config options to
+        # load_oslo_configuration is skipped
+
+        cmd_1 = ['python', 'test']
+        cmd_2 = ['python', 'test', '--log-file', '/var/log/test/test.log']
+
+        opts = [
+            {'opt': cfg.StrOpt('region_name')}
+        ]
+
+        cfg_1 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
+            from_cmd=cmd_1,
+            in_project=self.PROJECT,
+            of_prog=self.PROG,
+            for_opts=opts
+        )
+        cfg_2 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
+            from_cmd=cmd_2,
+            in_project=self.PROJECT,
+            of_prog=self.PROG,
+            for_opts=opts
+        )
+
+        self.assertIsNot(cfg_1, cfg_2)
+        self.assertEqual(cfg_1, cfg_2)
+
+    def test_parsing_different_command_styles(self):
+        # test ensures that options sent to load_oslo_configuration with
+        # different command styles generates the same output
+
+        cmd_1 = ['python', 'test', '--config-dir', '.']
+        cmd_2 = ['python', 'test', '--config-dir=.']
+
+        opts = [
+            {'opt': cfg.StrOpt('region_name')}
+        ]
+
+        cfg_1 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
+            from_cmd=cmd_1,
+            in_project=self.PROJECT,
+            of_prog=self.PROG,
+            for_opts=opts
+        )
+        cfg_2 = utils.load_oslo_configuration(
+            from_cmd=cmd_2,
+            in_project=self.PROJECT,
+            of_prog=self.PROG,
+            for_opts=opts
+        )
+
+        self.assertIsNot(cfg_1, cfg_2)
+        self.assertEqual(cfg_1, cfg_2)
 
     def _run_load_oslo_test(self, config_opts, opts, args):
         actual_args = args[2:]