diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index aa663418c..f1b029b55 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from data.userfiles import Userfiles
 from util.analytics import Analytics
 from util.exceptionlog import Sentry
 from data.billing import Billing
+from data.buildlogs import BuildLogs
 
 
 OVERRIDE_CONFIG_FILENAME = 'conf/stack/config.py'
@@ -46,3 +47,4 @@ userfiles = Userfiles(app)
 analytics = Analytics(app)
 billing = Billing(app)
 sentry = Sentry(app)
+build_logs = BuildLogs(app)
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index d5fc126cb..54650e566 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   STORAGE_PATH = 'test/data/registry'
 
   # Build logs
-  BUILDLOGS = BuildLogs('logs.quay.io') # Change me
+  BUILDLOGS_OPTIONS = ['logs.quay.io']
 
   # Real-time user events
   USER_EVENTS = UserEventBuilder('logs.quay.io')
diff --git a/data/buildlogs.py b/data/buildlogs.py
index 43723e211..033a6a043 100644
--- a/data/buildlogs.py
+++ b/data/buildlogs.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import redis
 import json
 
+from util.dynamic import import_class
+
 class BuildStatusRetrievalError(Exception):
   pass
 
-class BuildLogs(object):
+class RedisBuildLogs(object):
   ERROR = 'error'
   COMMAND = 'command'
   PHASE = 'phase'
@@ -70,3 +72,30 @@ class BuildLogs(object):
       raise BuildStatusRetrievalError('Cannot retrieve build status')
 
     return json.loads(fetched) if fetched else None
+
+class BuildLogs(object):
+  def __init__(self, app=None):
+    self.app = app
+    if app is not None:
+      self.state = self.init_app(app)
+    else:
+      self.state = None
+
+  def init_app(self, app):
+    buildlogs_options = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_OPTIONS', [])
+    buildlogs_import = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_MODULE_AND_CLASS', None)
+
+    if buildlogs_import is None:
+      klass = RedisBuildLogs
+    else:
+      klass = import_class(buildlogs_import[0], buildlogs_import[1])
+
+    buildlogs = klass(*buildlogs_options)
+
+    # register extension with app
+    app.extensions = getattr(app, 'extensions', {})
+    app.extensions['buildlogs'] = buildlogs
+    return buildlogs
+
+  def __getattr__(self, name):
+    return getattr(self.state, name, None)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/endpoints/api/build.py b/endpoints/api/build.py
index c9bd2cf3a..0255f1c60 100644
--- a/endpoints/api/build.py
+++ b/endpoints/api/build.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 
 from flask import request
 
-from app import app, userfiles as user_files
+from app import app, userfiles as user_files, build_logs
 from endpoints.api import (RepositoryParamResource, parse_args, query_param, nickname, resource,
                            require_repo_read, require_repo_write, validate_json_request,
                            ApiResource, internal_only, format_date, api, Unauthorized, NotFound)
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from util.names import parse_robot_username
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-build_logs = app.config['BUILDLOGS']
 
 
 def get_trigger_config(trigger):
diff --git a/test/testconfig.py b/test/testconfig.py
index d012af469..e03c2328f 100644
--- a/test/testconfig.py
+++ b/test/testconfig.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class TestConfig(DefaultConfig):
 
   STORAGE_TYPE = 'FakeStorage'
 
-  BUILDLOGS = TestBuildLogs('logs.quay.io', 'devtable', 'building',
-                            'deadbeef-dead-beef-dead-beefdeadbeef')
+  BUILDLOGS_MODULE_AND_CLASS = ('test.testlogs', 'testlogs.TestBuildLogs')
+  BUILDLOGS_OPTIONS = ['logs.quay.io', 'devtable', 'building',
+                       'deadbeef-dead-beef-dead-beefdeadbeef']
 
   USERFILES_TYPE = 'FakeUserfiles'
diff --git a/test/testlogs.py b/test/testlogs.py
index b8e399dad..fa3c2bec2 100644
--- a/test/testlogs.py
+++ b/test/testlogs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from loremipsum import get_sentence
 from functools import wraps
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-from data.buildlogs import BuildLogs
+from data.buildlogs import RedisBuildLogs
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def maybe_advance_script(is_get_status=False):
   return inner_advance
 
 
-class TestBuildLogs(BuildLogs):
+class TestBuildLogs(RedisBuildLogs):
   COMMAND_TYPES = ['FROM', 'MAINTAINER', 'RUN', 'CMD', 'EXPOSE', 'ENV', 'ADD', 
                    'ENTRYPOINT', 'VOLUME', 'USER', 'WORKDIR']
   STATUS_TEMPLATE = {
diff --git a/util/dynamic.py b/util/dynamic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..975a4d930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/dynamic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+def import_class(module_name, class_name):
+  """ Import a class given the specified module name and class name. """
+  klass = __import__(module_name)
+  class_segments = class_name.split('.')
+  for segment in class_segments:
+    klass = getattr(klass, segment)
+  return klass
diff --git a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
index b6a098fe5..66ee4a9b1 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
+++ b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from data.queue import dockerfile_build_queue
 from data import model
 from workers.worker import Worker, WorkerUnhealthyException, JobException
-from app import app, userfiles as user_files
+from app import app, userfiles as user_files, build_logs
 from util.safetar import safe_extractall
 from util.dockerfileparse import parse_dockerfile, ParsedDockerfile, serialize_dockerfile
 
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ formatter = logging.Formatter(FORMAT)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-build_logs = app.config['BUILDLOGS']
-
 TIMEOUT_PERIOD_MINUTES = 20
 CACHE_EXPIRATION_PERIOD_HOURS = 24
 NO_TAGS = ['<none>:<none>']