diff --git a/src/lifted/config.py b/src/lifted/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ab0817a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lifted/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019  Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from pylorax.sysutils import joinpaths
+
+def configure(conf):
+    """Add lifted settings to the configuration
+
+    :param conf: configuration object
+    :type conf: ComposerConfig
+    :returns: None
+
+    This uses the composer.share_dir and composer.lib_dir as the base
+    directories for the settings.
+    """
+    share_dir = conf.get("composer", "share_dir")
+    lib_dir = conf.get("composer", "lib_dir")
+
+    conf.add_section("upload")
+    conf.set("upload", "providers_dir", joinpaths(share_dir, "/lifted/providers/"))
+    conf.set("upload", "queue_dir", joinpaths(lib_dir, "/upload/queue/"))
+    conf.set("upload", "settings_dir", joinpaths(lib_dir, "/upload/settings/"))
diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/config.py b/src/pylorax/api/config.py
index 1662ac4f..fa81cdf4 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/config.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/config.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def configure(conf_file="/etc/lorax/composer.conf", root_dir="/", test_config=Fa
     :type root_dir: str
     :param test_config: Set to True to skip reading conf_file
     :type test_config: bool
+    :returns: Configuration
+    :rtype: ComposerConfig
     """
     conf = ComposerConfig()
 
@@ -54,11 +56,6 @@ def configure(conf_file="/etc/lorax/composer.conf", root_dir="/", test_config=Fa
     conf.add_section("users")
     conf.set("users", "root", "1")
 
-    conf.add_section("upload")
-    conf.set("upload", "providers_dir", os.path.realpath(joinpaths(root_dir, "/usr/share/lorax/lifted/providers/")))
-    conf.set("upload", "queue_dir", os.path.realpath(joinpaths(root_dir, "/var/lib/lorax/upload/queue")))
-    conf.set("upload", "settings_dir", os.path.realpath(joinpaths(root_dir, "/var/lib/lorax/upload/settings")))
-
     # Enable all available repo files by default
     conf.add_section("repos")
     conf.set("repos", "use_system_repos", "1")
diff --git a/src/sbin/lorax-composer b/src/sbin/lorax-composer
index 9fff5781..f3ecb6cd 100755
--- a/src/sbin/lorax-composer
+++ b/src/sbin/lorax-composer
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from pylorax.api.queue import start_queue_monitor
 from pylorax.api.recipes import open_or_create_repo, commit_recipe_directory
 from pylorax.api.server import server, GitLock
 
+import lifted.config
 from lifted.queue import start_upload_monitor
 
 VERSION = "{0}-{1}".format(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]), vernum)
@@ -208,6 +209,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if opts.no_system_repos:
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].set("repos", "use_system_repos", "0")
 
+    # Setup the lifted configuration settings
+    lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
+
     # Make sure the queue paths are setup correctly, exit on errors
     errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], gid)
     if errors:
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_compose.py b/tests/pylorax/test_compose.py
index d2c7b1e5..d58db0ce 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_compose.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_compose.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 
+import lifted.config
 from pylorax import get_buildarch
 from pylorax.api.compose import add_customizations, get_extra_pkgs, compose_types
 from pylorax.api.compose import timezone_cmd, get_timezone_settings
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ class ExtraPkgsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUpClass(self):
         self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="lorax.test.repo.")
         self.config = configure(root_dir=self.tmp_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(self.config)
         make_dnf_dirs(self.config, os.getuid(), os.getgid())
         self.dbo = get_base_object(self.config)
 
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_dnfbase.py b/tests/pylorax/test_dnfbase.py
index bfc19fa2..560fd019 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_dnfbase.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_dnfbase.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import configparser
 
+import lifted.config
 from pylorax.api.config import configure, make_dnf_dirs
 from pylorax.api.dnfbase import get_base_object
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ use_system_repos = False
 
         # will read the above configuration
         config = configure(conf_file=conf_file, root_dir=self.tmp_dir)
+        lifted.config.configure(config)
         make_dnf_dirs(config, os.getuid(), os.getgid())
 
         # will read composer config and store a dnf config file
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ class DnfbaseSystemReposTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # will read the above configuration
         config = configure(root_dir=self.tmp_dir)
+        lifted.config.configure(config)
         make_dnf_dirs(config, os.getuid(), os.getgid())
 
         # will read composer config and store a dnf config file
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ class CreateDnfDirsTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_creates_missing_dnf_root_directory(self):
         config = configure(test_config=True, root_dir=self.tmp_dir)
+        lifted.config.configure(config)
 
         # will create the above directory if missing
         make_dnf_dirs(config, os.getuid(), os.getgid())
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_projects.py b/tests/pylorax/test_projects.py
index ba404cfb..abe88d20 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_projects.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_projects.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import unittest
 
+import lifted.config
 from pylorax.sysutils import joinpaths
 from pylorax.api.config import configure, make_dnf_dirs
 from pylorax.api.projects import api_time, api_changelog, pkg_to_project, pkg_to_project_info, pkg_to_dep
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class ProjectsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUpClass(self):
         self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="lorax.test.repo.")
         self.config = configure(root_dir=self.tmp_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(self.config)
         make_dnf_dirs(self.config, os.getuid(), os.getgid())
         self.dbo = get_base_object(self.config)
         os.environ["TZ"] = "UTC"
@@ -215,10 +217,12 @@ class ConfigureTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_configure_reads_existing_file(self):
         config = configure(conf_file=self.conf_file)
+        lifted.config.configure(config)
         self.assertEqual(config.get('composer', 'cache_dir'), '/tmp/cache-test')
 
     def test_configure_reads_non_existing_file(self):
         config = configure(conf_file=self.conf_file + '.non-existing')
+        lifted.config.configure(config)
         self.assertEqual(config.get('composer', 'cache_dir'), '/var/tmp/composer/cache')
 
 def fakerepo_baseurl_v0():
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_queue.py b/tests/pylorax/test_queue.py
index 10dc001d..a6c4a236 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_queue.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import tempfile
 import unittest
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+import lifted.config
 from pylorax.api.config import configure, make_queue_dirs
 from pylorax.api.queue import check_queues
 from pylorax.base import DataHolder
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class QueueTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.config["REPO_DIR"] = repo_dir
 
         self.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(self.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(self.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(self.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors:
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_server.py b/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
index 31b59eeb..ceff69ff 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import unittest
 
 from flask import json
 from ..lib import create_git_repo
+import lifted.config
 from pylorax.api.config import configure, make_dnf_dirs, make_queue_dirs
 from pylorax.api.errors import *                               # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 from pylorax.api.queue import start_queue_monitor
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class ServerAPIV0TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config["GITLOCK"] = GitLock(repo=repo, lock=Lock(), dir=repo_dir)
 
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors:
@@ -1758,6 +1760,7 @@ class ServerAPIV1TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config["GITLOCK"] = GitLock(repo=repo, lock=Lock(), dir=repo_dir)
 
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors:
@@ -3517,6 +3520,7 @@ class RepoCacheAPIV0TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config["GITLOCK"] = GitLock(repo=repo, lock=Lock(), dir=repo_dir)
 
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors:
@@ -3656,6 +3660,7 @@ class RepoCacheAPIV1TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config["GITLOCK"] = GitLock(repo=repo, lock=Lock(), dir=repo_dir)
 
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors:
@@ -3797,6 +3802,7 @@ class GitRPMBlueprintTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config["GITLOCK"] = GitLock(repo=repo, lock=Lock(), dir=repo_dir)
 
         server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"] = configure(root_dir=repo_dir, test_config=True)
+        lifted.config.configure(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"])
         os.makedirs(joinpaths(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"].get("composer", "share_dir"), "composer"))
         errors = make_queue_dirs(server.config["COMPOSER_CFG"], os.getgid())
         if errors: