diff --git a/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/horizon.js b/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/horizon.js
index e81feebae5..e2bd1b443f 100644
--- a/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/horizon.js
+++ b/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/horizon.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-var horizonApp = angular.module('hz', ['hz.conf'])
+var horizonApp = angular.module('hz', ['hz.conf', 'hz.utils'])
   .config(['$interpolateProvider', function ($interpolateProvider) {
     $interpolateProvider.startSymbol('{$');
     $interpolateProvider.endSymbol('$}');
+  }])
+  .run(['hzConfig', 'hzUtils', function (hzConfig, hzUtils) {
+    //expose the configuration for horizon legacy variable
+    horizon.conf = hzConfig;
+    horizon.utils = hzUtils;
   }]);
+
diff --git a/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/services/horizon.utils.js b/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/services/horizon.utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ecd7cd531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/horizon/js/angular/services/horizon.utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*global angular*/
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+  function utils(hzConfig, $log, $rootScope, $compile) {
+    return {
+      /*
+       Use the log levels of http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng.$log
+       default to log level.
+       */
+      log: function (msg, lvl) {
+        if (hzConfig.debug) {
+          ($log[lvl] || $log.log)(msg);
+        }
+      },
+      capitalize: function (string) {
+        return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
+      },
+      /*
+       Adds commas to any integer or numbers within a string for human display.
+
+       EG:
+       horizon.utils.humanizeNumbers(1234); -> "1,234"
+       horizon.utils.humanizeNumbers("My Total: 1234"); -> "My Total: 1,234"
+       */
+      humanizeNumbers: function (number) {
+        return number.toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
+      },
+
+      /*
+       Truncate a string at the desired length. Optionally append an ellipsis
+       to the end of the string.
+
+       EG:
+       horizon.utils.truncate("String that is too long.", 18, true); ->
+       "String that is too…"
+       */
+      truncate: function (string, size, includeEllipsis) {
+        if (string.length > size) {
+          if (includeEllipsis) {
+            return string.substring(0, (size - 3)) + "…";
+          }
+
+          return string.substring(0, size);
+        }
+
+        return string;
+      },
+      loadAngular: function (element) {
+        try {
+          $compile(element)($rootScope);
+          $rootScope.$apply();
+        } catch (err) {}
+        /*
+         Compilation fails when it could not find a directive,
+         fails silently on this, it is an angular behaviour.
+         */
+
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  angular.module('hz.utils', ['hz.conf'])
+    .service('hzUtils', ['hzConfig', '$log', '$rootScope', '$compile', utils]);
+}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.utils.js b/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.utils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 58f31e576e..0000000000
--- a/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.utils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/* Utilities for common needs which aren't JS builtins. */
-horizon.utils = {
-  // Log function which checks for DEBUG and the existence of a console.
-  log: function () {
-    if (horizon.conf.debug && typeof(console) !== "undefined" && typeof(console.log) !== "undefined") {
-      console.log(arguments);
-    }
-  },
-
-  capitalize: function(string) {
-    return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
-  },
-
-  /*
-   Adds commas to any integer or numbers within a string for human display.
-
-   EG:
-   horizon.utils.humanizeNumbers(1234); -> "1,234"
-   horizon.utils.humanizeNumbers("My Total: 1234"); -> "My Total: 1,234"
-   */
-  humanizeNumbers: function(number) {
-    return number.toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
-  },
-
-  /*
-   Truncate a string at the desired length. Optionally append an ellipsis
-   to the end of the string.
-
-   EG:
-   horizon.utils.truncate("String that is too long.", 18, true); ->
-   "String that is too…"
-   */
-  truncate: function(string, size, includeEllipsis) {
-    if(string.length > size) {
-      if(includeEllipsis) {
-        return string.substring(0, (size - 3)) + "…";
-      } else {
-        return string.substring(0, size);
-      }
-    } else {
-      return string;
-    }
-  },
-
-  loadAngular: function (element) {
-    angular.injector(['ng', 'hz']).
-      invoke(['$rootScope', '$compile', function ($rootScope, $compile) {
-        try {
-          $compile(element)($rootScope);
-          $rootScope.$apply();
-        } catch (err) {}
-        /*
-        Compilation fails when it could not find a directive, fails silently on this, it is an angular behaviour.
-         */
-      }]);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/_conf.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/_conf.html
index d6f23439eb..6564afcc58 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/horizon/_conf.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/_conf.html
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ horizonApp
       fade_duration: {{ HORIZON_CONFIG.auto_fade_alerts.fade_duration|default:"1500" }},
       types: {{ HORIZON_CONFIG.auto_fade_alerts.types|default:"[]"|safe }}
     };
-}])
-  .run(['hzConfig', function (hzConfig) {
-    //expose the configuration for horizon legacy variable
-    horizon.conf = hzConfig;
-  }]);
+}]);
 
 </script>
 {% endcompress %}
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/_scripts.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/_scripts.html
index 9e49a17266..6e9f1c55ea 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/horizon/_scripts.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/_scripts.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/angular/controllers/dummy.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/angular/directives/forms.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/angular/horizon.conf.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
+<script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/angular/services/horizon.utils.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery/jquery.cookie.js' type='text/javascript' charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery/jquery.quicksearch.js' type='text/javascript' charset="utf-8"></script>
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.tabs.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.templates.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.users.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
-<script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.utils.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.membership.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.networktopology.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
 <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/js/horizon.d3piechart.js' type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'></script>
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/qunit.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/qunit.html
index 2a81d7725f..f0a68e3f03 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/horizon/qunit.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/qunit.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     {% include "horizon/_scripts.html" %}
   </head>
-  <body>
+  <body ng-app="hz">
     <h1 id="qunit-header">Horizon JavaScript Tests</h1>
     <h2 id="qunit-banner"></h2>
     <div id="qunit-testrunner-toolbar"></div>