diff --git a/bin/reddwarf-server b/bin/reddwarf-server
index 9c8b43fe86..46b8a5980b 100755
--- a/bin/reddwarf-server
+++ b/bin/reddwarf-server
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ extra_opts = [
                dest='fork'),
     openstack_cfg.StrOpt('pid-file',
                default='.pid'),
+    openstack_cfg.StrOpt('override-logfile',
+               default=None),
 ]
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
@@ -56,8 +58,11 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(extra_opts)
 def run_server():
     try:
         get_db_api().configure_db(CONF)
-        server = wsgi.WSGIService('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779)
-        launcher = service.launch(server)
+        conf_file = CONF.find_file(CONF.api_paste_config)
+        launcher = wsgi.launch('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779, conf_file)
+
+
+
         launcher.wait()
     except RuntimeError as error:
         import traceback
@@ -67,6 +72,10 @@ def run_server():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     cfg.parse_args(sys.argv)
+    if CONF.override_logfile:
+        CONF.use_stderr = False
+        CONF.log_file = CONF.override_logfile
+
     logging.setup(None)
 
     if CONF.fork:
diff --git a/bin/start_server.sh b/bin/start_server.sh
index bfba17e71e..dc353185b1 100755
--- a/bin/start_server.sh
+++ b/bin/start_server.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ run bin/reddwarf-manage \
     reddwarf_test.sqlite mysql fake
 run bin/reddwarf-server \
     --fork --config-file=etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test \
-    repo_path=reddwarf_test.sqlite $@
+    $@
 
diff --git a/etc/reddwarf/api-paste.ini.test b/etc/reddwarf/api-paste.ini.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edc97ee718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/reddwarf/api-paste.ini.test
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[composite:reddwarf]
+use = call:reddwarf.common.wsgi:versioned_urlmap
+/: versions
+/v1.0: reddwarfapi
+
+[app:versions]
+paste.app_factory = reddwarf.versions:app_factory
+
+[pipeline:reddwarfapi]
+pipeline = faultwrapper tokenauth authorization contextwrapper extensions reddwarfapp
+#pipeline = debug extensions reddwarfapp
+
+[filter:extensions]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.extensions:factory
+
+[filter:tokenauth]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.tests.fakes.keystone:filter_factory
+service_protocol = http
+service_host = 127.0.0.1
+service_port = 5000
+auth_host = 127.0.0.1
+auth_port = 35357
+auth_protocol = http
+auth_uri = http://127.0.0.1:5000/
+admin_token = be19c524ddc92109a224
+signing_dir = /tmp/keystone-signing-reddwarf
+
+[filter:authorization]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.auth:AuthorizationMiddleware.factory
+
+[filter:contextwrapper]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.wsgi:ContextMiddleware.factory
+
+[filter:faultwrapper]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.wsgi:FaultWrapper.factory
+
+[app:reddwarfapp]
+paste.app_factory = reddwarf.common.api:app_factory
+
+#Add this filter to log request and response for debugging
+[filter:debug]
+paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.wsgi:Debug
diff --git a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
index f1c2b9ebad..11362b147d 100644
--- a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
+++ b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ notifier_queue_port = 5672
 notifier_queue_virtual_host = /
 notifier_queue_transport = memory
 
+api_paste_config=api-paste.ini.test
+
 [composite:reddwarf]
 use = call:reddwarf.common.wsgi:versioned_urlmap
 /: versions
@@ -141,3 +143,4 @@ paste.app_factory = reddwarf.common.api:app_factory
 #Add this filter to log request and response for debugging
 [filter:debug]
 paste.filter_factory = reddwarf.common.wsgi:Debug
+