diff --git a/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/plugins/common/constants.py b/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
index 19aa573eb8..6dcd72377a 100644
--- a/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
+++ b/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+# Default conf file locations
+NEUTRON_CONF = '/etc/neutron/neutron.conf'
+NSX_INI = '/etc/neutron/plugins/vmware/nsx.ini'
+
 # NSX Plugin Constants
 NSXV3_PLUGIN = 'vmware_nsx.plugin.NsxV3Plugin'
 NSXV_PLUGIN = 'vmware_nsx.plugin.NsxVPlugin'
diff --git a/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/shell.py b/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/shell.py
index 88ac616dbc..5873a1952f 100644
--- a/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/shell.py
+++ b/tools/python_nsxadmin/admin/shell.py
@@ -116,13 +116,7 @@ def _get_resources():
                modules)
 
 
-cli_opts = [cfg.StrOpt('neutron-conf',
-                       default='/etc/neutron/neutron.conf',
-                       help='Neutron configuration file'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('nsx-conf',
-                       default='/etc/neutron/plugins/vmware/nsx.ini',
-                       help='NSX configuration file'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('fmt',
+cli_opts = [cfg.StrOpt('fmt',
                        short='f',
                        default='psql',
                        choices=['psql', 'json'],
@@ -171,8 +165,8 @@ def _init_cfg():
              prog='Admin Utility',
              version=version.__version__,
              usage='nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>',
-             default_config_files=[cfg.CONF.neutron_conf,
-                                   cfg.CONF.nsx_conf])
+             default_config_files=[constants.NEUTRON_CONF,
+                                   constants.NSX_INI])
 
 
 def _validate_resource_choice(resource, nsx_plugin):
@@ -207,7 +201,6 @@ def _validate_op_choice(choice, nsx_plugin):
 def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):
     _init_cfg()
     _init_resource_plugin()
-
     nsx_plugin_in_use = _get_plugin()
     LOG.info(_LI('NSX Plugin in use: %s'), nsx_plugin_in_use)