diff --git a/nova/conf/__init__.py b/nova/conf/__init__.py
index 943f9e72bf6d..09286959c3f7 100644
--- a/nova/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/conf/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from nova.conf import crypto
 from nova.conf import database
 # from nova.conf import disk
 from nova.conf import ephemeral_storage
+from nova.conf import exceptions
 from nova.conf import flavors
 from nova.conf import floating_ips
 from nova.conf import glance
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ crypto.register_opts(CONF)
 database.register_opts(CONF)
 # disk.register_opts(CONF)
 ephemeral_storage.register_opts(CONF)
+exceptions.register_opts(CONF)
 floating_ips.register_opts(CONF)
 flavors.register_opts(CONF)
 glance.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/nova/conf/exceptions.py b/nova/conf/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfdb176e6f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/conf/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+exc_log_opts = [
+    cfg.BoolOpt('fatal_exception_format_errors',
+                default=False,
+                help='Make exception message format errors fatal'),
+]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_opts(exc_log_opts)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return {'DEFAULT': exc_log_opts}
diff --git a/nova/exception.py b/nova/exception.py
index d10561ffb1e7..f9a60fc43acb 100644
--- a/nova/exception.py
+++ b/nova/exception.py
@@ -26,26 +26,20 @@ import functools
 import inspect
 import sys
 
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 import six
 import webob.exc
 from webob import util as woutil
 
+import nova.conf
 from nova.i18n import _, _LE
 from nova import safe_utils
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-exc_log_opts = [
-    cfg.BoolOpt('fatal_exception_format_errors',
-                default=False,
-                help='Make exception message format errors fatal'),
-]
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(exc_log_opts)
+CONF = nova.conf.CONF
 
 
 class ConvertedException(webob.exc.WSGIHTTPException):
diff --git a/nova/opts.py b/nova/opts.py
index d636a76f9074..042091818995 100644
--- a/nova/opts.py
+++ b/nova/opts.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def list_opts():
     return [
         ('DEFAULT',
          itertools.chain(
-             nova.exception.exc_log_opts,
              nova.volume._volume_opts,
          )),
     ]