diff --git a/watcher/conf/__init__.py b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
index 625401b54..01a5eed9a 100755
--- a/watcher/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from watcher.conf import applier
 from watcher.conf import ceilometer_client
 from watcher.conf import cinder_client
 from watcher.conf import clients_auth
+from watcher.conf import collector
 from watcher.conf import db
 from watcher.conf import decision_engine
 from watcher.conf import exception
@@ -58,3 +59,4 @@ ceilometer_client.register_opts(CONF)
 neutron_client.register_opts(CONF)
 clients_auth.register_opts(CONF)
 ironic_client.register_opts(CONF)
+collector.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/watcher/conf/collector.py b/watcher/conf/collector.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75cdc6b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watcher/conf/collector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 NEC Corporation
+#
+# 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
+
+
+collector = cfg.OptGroup(name='collector',
+                         title='Defines the parameters of '
+                         'the module model collectors')
+
+COLLECTOR_OPTS = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('collector_plugins',
+                default=['compute'],
+                help='The cluster data model plugin names'),
+]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_group(collector)
+    conf.register_opts(COLLECTOR_OPTS,
+                       group=collector)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return [('collector', COLLECTOR_OPTS)]
diff --git a/watcher/decision_engine/model/collector/manager.py b/watcher/decision_engine/model/collector/manager.py
index 1191036fd..1c7e924ad 100644
--- a/watcher/decision_engine/model/collector/manager.py
+++ b/watcher/decision_engine/model/collector/manager.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
 from watcher.common import utils
 from watcher.decision_engine.loading import default
 
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ class CollectorManager(object):
     def get_collectors(self):
         if self._collectors is None:
             collectors = utils.Struct()
-            available_collectors = self.collector_loader.list_available()
-            for collector_name in available_collectors:
+            collector_plugins = cfg.CONF.collector.collector_plugins
+            for collector_name in collector_plugins:
                 collector = self.collector_loader.load(collector_name)
                 collectors[collector_name] = collector
             self._collectors = collectors
diff --git a/watcher/tests/conf/test_list_opts.py b/watcher/tests/conf/test_list_opts.py
index ef7f4f1a6..8ecf0208a 100755
--- a/watcher/tests/conf/test_list_opts.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/conf/test_list_opts.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TestListOpts(base.TestCase):
             'watcher_applier', 'watcher_planner', 'nova_client',
             'glance_client', 'gnocchi_client', 'cinder_client',
             'ceilometer_client', 'monasca_client', 'ironic_client',
-            'neutron_client', 'watcher_clients_auth']
+            'neutron_client', 'watcher_clients_auth', 'collector']
         self.opt_sections = list(dict(opts.list_opts()).keys())
 
     def test_run_list_opts(self):