diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/benchmark.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/benchmark.py
index 93c51640..0a5b28d8 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/benchmark.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/benchmark.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ from distutils.util import strtobool as dustrtobool
 import daemon_lib.common as pvc_common
 import daemon_lib.ceph as pvc_ceph
 
+config = None  # Set in this namespace by flaskapi
+
 def strtobool(stringv):
     if stringv is None:
         return False
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 16a0b033..21813381 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import daemon_lib.vm as pvc_vm
 import daemon_lib.network as pvc_network
 import daemon_lib.ceph as pvc_ceph
 
+config = None  # Set in this namespace by flaskapi
+
 def strtobool(stringv):
     if stringv is None:
         return False
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/ova.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/ova.py
index 47fc63b2..941899b4 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/ova.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/ova.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import daemon_lib.ceph as pvc_ceph
 
 import pvcapid.provisioner as provisioner
 
+config = None  # Set in this namespace by flaskapi
+
 #
 # Common functions
 #
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
index 1d7cdb2a..0e79ee8b 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import pvcapid.libvirt_schema as libvirt_schema
 
 from pvcapid.ova import list_ova
 
+config = None  # Set in this namespace by flaskapi
+
 def strtobool(stringv):
     if stringv is None:
         return False