diff --git a/moniker/backend/impl_mysqlbind9.py b/moniker/backend/impl_mysqlbind9.py
index 3d9ca84cf..22aab7d4e 100644
--- a/moniker/backend/impl_mysqlbind9.py
+++ b/moniker/backend/impl_mysqlbind9.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from moniker.central import api as central_api
 from moniker.context import MonikerContext
 from sqlalchemy.ext.sqlsoup import SqlSoup
 from sqlalchemy.engine.url import _parse_rfc1738_args
-from moniker.sqlalchemy.session import get_engine
+from moniker.sqlalchemy.session import get_engine, SQLOPTS
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ cfg.CONF.register_opts([
                help='slave or master DNS server?'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('write-database', default=True,
                 help='Write to the DNS mysqlbind database?'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('database-connection',
-               default='mysql://dns:dns@localhost/dns',
-               help='SQL Connection'),
     cfg.StrOpt('database-dns-table',
                default='dns_domains',
                help='DNS schema'),
 ], group='backend:mysqlbind9')
 
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(SQLOPTS, group='backend:mysqlbind9')
+
 
 class MySQLBind9Backend(base.Backend):
     __plugin_name__ = 'mysqlbind9'
diff --git a/moniker/sqlalchemy/session.py b/moniker/sqlalchemy/session.py
index fdc0a8535..28f671de5 100644
--- a/moniker/sqlalchemy/session.py
+++ b/moniker/sqlalchemy/session.py
@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ _MAKERS = {}
 _ENGINES = {}
 
 
+SQLOPTS = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('database_connection',
+               default='sqlite:///$state_path/moniker.sqlite',
+               help='The database driver to use'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('connection_debug', default=0,
+               help='Verbosity of SQL debugging information. 0=None,'
+               ' 100=Everything'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('connection_trace', default=False,
+                help='Add python stack traces to SQL as comment strings'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('sqlite_synchronous', default=True,
+                help='If passed, use synchronous mode for sqlite'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('idle_timeout', default=3600,
+               help='timeout before idle sql connections are reaped'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('max_retries', default=10,
+               help='maximum db connection retries during startup. '
+               '(setting -1 implies an infinite retry count)'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('retry_interval', default=10,
+               help='interval between retries of opening a sql connection')
+]
+
+
 def get_session(config_group,
                 autocommit=True,
                 expire_on_commit=False,
diff --git a/moniker/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/moniker/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index dbe47ac90..e794ea2c9 100644
--- a/moniker/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/moniker/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from moniker.openstack.common import log as logging
 from moniker import exceptions
 from moniker.storage import base
 from moniker.storage.impl_sqlalchemy import models
-from moniker.sqlalchemy.session import get_session
+from moniker.sqlalchemy.session import get_session, SQLOPTS
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -27,25 +27,7 @@ cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
     name='storage:sqlalchemy', title="Configuration for SQLAlchemy Storage"
 ))
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
-    cfg.StrOpt('database_connection',
-               default='sqlite:///$state_path/moniker.sqlite',
-               help='The database driver to use'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('connection_debug', default=0,
-               help='Verbosity of SQL debugging information. 0=None,'
-               ' 100=Everything'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('connection_trace', default=False,
-                help='Add python stack traces to SQL as comment strings'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('sqlite_synchronous', default=True,
-                help='If passed, use synchronous mode for sqlite'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('idle_timeout', default=3600,
-               help='timeout before idle sql connections are reaped'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('max_retries', default=10,
-               help='maximum db connection retries during startup. '
-               '(setting -1 implies an infinite retry count)'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('retry_interval', default=10,
-               help='interval between retries of opening a sql connection')
-], group='storage:sqlalchemy')
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(SQLOPTS, group='storage:sqlalchemy')
 
 
 class SQLAlchemyStorage(base.StorageEngine):