diff --git a/placement/conf/__init__.py b/placement/conf/__init__.py
index 9bac2e802..12233c2cd 100644
--- a/placement/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/placement/conf/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
 from placement.conf import api
 from placement.conf import base
 from placement.conf import database
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ from placement.conf import paths
 from placement.conf import placement
 
 
-# To avoid global config, we require an existing ConfigOpts is passed
+# To avoid global config, we require an existing ConfigOpts to be passed
 # to register_opts. Then the caller can have some assurance that the
 # config they are using will maintain some independence.
 def register_opts(conf):
@@ -30,3 +32,4 @@ def register_opts(conf):
     database.register_opts(conf)
     paths.register_opts(conf)
     placement.register_opts(conf)
+    logging.register_options(conf)
diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/fixtures/placement.py b/placement/tests/functional/fixtures/placement.py
index ca008e074..073b71b4f 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/fixtures/placement.py
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/fixtures/placement.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class PlacementFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
     Used by other services, including nova, for functional tests.
     """
     def __init__(self, token='admin', conf_fixture=None, db=True,
-                 use_intercept=True):
+                 use_intercept=True, register_opts=True):
         """Create a Placement Fixture.
 
         :param token: The value to be used when passing an auth token
@@ -52,18 +52,21 @@ class PlacementFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         :param db: Whether to start the Database fixture.
         :param use_intercept: If true, install a wsgi-intercept of the
                               placement WSGI app.
+        :param register_opts: If True, register configuration options.
         """
         self.token = token
         self.db = db
         self.use_intercept = use_intercept
         self.conf_fixture = conf_fixture
+        self.register_opts = register_opts
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(PlacementFixture, self).setUp()
         if not self.conf_fixture:
             config = cfg.ConfigOpts()
             self.conf_fixture = self.useFixture(config_fixture.Config(config))
-        conf.register_opts(self.conf_fixture.conf)
+        if self.register_opts:
+            conf.register_opts(self.conf_fixture.conf)
 
         if self.db:
             self.useFixture(db_fixture.Database(self.conf_fixture,
diff --git a/placement/wsgi.py b/placement/wsgi.py
index c94092f60..c3387d074 100644
--- a/placement/wsgi.py
+++ b/placement/wsgi.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def _get_config_files(env=None):
 def _parse_args(config, argv, default_config_files):
     # register placement's config options
     conf.register_opts(config)
-    logging.register_options(config)
 
     if profiler:
         profiler.set_defaults(config)