diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0f2fa5b..61af1c6 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "sinatra"
 gem "sinatra-contrib"
+gem "activesupport"
 gem "riak-client"
-gem "airbrake"
 
 group :test do
   gem 'rake'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1e87c81..18a27bf 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (3.2.2)
-      i18n (~> 0.6)
+    activesupport (3.2.13)
+      i18n (= 0.6.1)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
-    airbrake (3.0.9)
-      activesupport
-      builder
-    backports (2.3.0)
+    backports (3.3.0)
     beefcake (0.3.7)
     builder (3.1.3)
-    eventmachine (0.12.10)
+    eventmachine (1.0.3)
     i18n (0.6.1)
     kgio (2.7.4)
     m (1.2.1)
@@ -22,9 +19,9 @@ GEM
     purdytest (1.0.0)
       minitest (~> 2.2)
     rack (1.5.2)
-    rack-protection (1.1.4)
+    rack-protection (1.5.0)
       rack
-    rack-test (0.6.1)
+    rack-test (0.6.2)
       rack (>= 1.0)
     raindrops (0.10.0)
     rake (0.9.2.2)
@@ -33,18 +30,18 @@ GEM
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       i18n (>= 0.4.0)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
-    sinatra (1.3.1)
-      rack (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.4)
-      rack-protection (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.2)
-      tilt (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.3)
-    sinatra-contrib (1.3.1)
+    sinatra (1.4.2)
+      rack (~> 1.5, >= 1.5.2)
+      rack-protection (~> 1.4)
+      tilt (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.4)
+    sinatra-contrib (1.4.0)
       backports (>= 2.0)
       eventmachine
       rack-protection
       rack-test
-      sinatra (~> 1.3.0)
+      sinatra (~> 1.4.2)
       tilt (~> 1.3)
-    tilt (1.3.3)
+    tilt (1.3.7)
     unicorn (4.3.1)
       kgio (~> 2.6)
       rack
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  airbrake
+  activesupport
   m
   purdytest
   rake
diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index 981989c..f96c32f 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-defaults: &defaults
+development: &defaults
   riak:
     host: localhost
     http_port: 8098
-  buckets:
-    data: "user_data"
-    directories: "rs_directories"
-    binaries: "rs_binaries"
-    authorizations: "authorizations"
-    info: "rs_info"
-
-development:
-  <<: *defaults
+    buckets:
+      data: rs_data
+      directories: rs_directories
+      binaries: rs_binaries
+      authorizations: rs_authorizations
+      opslog: rs_opslog
 
 test:
   <<: *defaults
-  buckets:
-    data: "user_data_test"
-    directories: "rs_directories_test"
-    binaries: "rs_binaries_test"
-    authorizations: "authorizations_test"
-    info: "rs_info_test"
+  riak:
+    buckets:
+      data: rs_data_test
+      directories: rs_directories_test
+      binaries: rs_binaries_test
+      authorizations: rs_authorizations_test
+      opslog: rs_opslog_test
+
+staging:
+  <<: *defaults
 
 production:
   <<: *defaults
diff --git a/lib/remote_storage/riak.rb b/lib/remote_storage/riak.rb
index 128aa8d..66b12ef 100644
--- a/lib/remote_storage/riak.rb
+++ b/lib/remote_storage/riak.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require "riak"
 require "json"
 require "cgi"
+require "active_support/core_ext/time/conversions"
+require "active_support/core_ext/numeric/time"
 
 module RemoteStorage
   module Riak
@@ -8,23 +10,24 @@ module RemoteStorage
     ::Riak.url_decoding = true
 
     def client
-      @client ||= ::Riak::Client.new(LiquorCabinet.config['riak'].symbolize_keys)
+      @client ||= ::Riak::Client.new(:host => settings.riak['host'],
+                                     :http_port => settings.riak['http_port'])
     end
 
     def data_bucket
-      @data_bucket ||= client.bucket(LiquorCabinet.config['buckets']['data'])
+      @data_bucket ||= client.bucket(settings.riak['buckets']['data'])
     end
 
     def directory_bucket
-      @directory_bucket ||= client.bucket(LiquorCabinet.config['buckets']['directories'])
+      @directory_bucket ||= client.bucket(settings.riak['buckets']['directories'])
     end
 
     def auth_bucket
-      @auth_bucket ||= client.bucket(LiquorCabinet.config['buckets']['authorizations'])
+      @auth_bucket ||= client.bucket(settings.riak['buckets']['authorizations'])
     end
 
     def binary_bucket
-      @binary_bucket ||= client.bucket(LiquorCabinet.config['buckets']['binaries'])
+      @binary_bucket ||= client.bucket(settings.riak['buckets']['binaries'])
     end
 
     def info_bucket
diff --git a/liquor-cabinet.rb b/liquor-cabinet.rb
index 3216c2e..89e27f2 100644
--- a/liquor-cabinet.rb
+++ b/liquor-cabinet.rb
@@ -2,39 +2,42 @@ $LOAD_PATH << File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'lib')
 
 require "json"
 require "sinatra/base"
+require 'sinatra/config_file'
 require "sinatra/reloader"
 require "remote_storage/riak"
 
 class LiquorCabinet < Sinatra::Base
 
-  include RemoteStorage::Riak
+  #
+  # Configuration
+  #
 
-  def self.config=(config)
-    @config = config
-    configure_airbrake
-  end
+  configure do
+    disable :protection
 
-  def self.config
-    return @config if @config
-    config = File.read(File.expand_path('config.yml', File.dirname(__FILE__)))
-    self.config = YAML.load(config)[ENV['RACK_ENV']]
+    register Sinatra::ConfigFile
+    set :environments, %w{development test production staging}
+    config_file 'config.yml'
   end
 
   configure :development do
     register Sinatra::Reloader
+  end
+
+  configure :development, :staging, :production do
     enable :logging
-    disable :protection
   end
 
-  configure :production do
-    disable :logging
-    disable :protection
+  if settings.riak
+    include RemoteStorage::Riak
+  # elsif settings.redis
+  #  include RemoteStorage::Redis
+  # end
   end
 
-  configure :staging do
-    disable :logging
-    disable :protection
-  end
+  #
+  # Cabinet doors
+  #
 
   ["/:user/*/:key", "/:user/:key", "/:user/*/", "/:user/"].each do |path|
     before path do
@@ -91,19 +94,4 @@ class LiquorCabinet < Sinatra::Base
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
-  def self.configure_airbrake
-    if @config['airbrake'] && @config['airbrake']['api_key']
-      require "airbrake"
-
-      Airbrake.configure do |airbrake|
-        airbrake.api_key = @config['airbrake']['api_key']
-      end
-
-      use Airbrake::Rack
-      enable :raise_errors
-    end
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/directories_spec.rb b/spec/directories_spec.rb
index 60fdd34..777256d 100644
--- a/spec/directories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/directories_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require_relative "spec_helper"
 
 describe "Directories" do
   include Rack::Test::Methods
-  include RemoteStorage::Riak
 
   before do
     purge_all_buckets
diff --git a/spec/permissions_spec.rb b/spec/permissions_spec.rb
index 22720c7..d4f7bbf 100644
--- a/spec/permissions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/permissions_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require_relative "spec_helper"
 
 describe "Permissions" do
   include Rack::Test::Methods
-  include RemoteStorage::Riak
 
   before do
     purge_all_buckets
diff --git a/spec/riak_spec.rb b/spec/riak_spec.rb
index 327a89f..52f0283 100644
--- a/spec/riak_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/riak_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ end
 
 describe "App with Riak backend" do
   include Rack::Test::Methods
-  include RemoteStorage::Riak
 
   before do
     purge_all_buckets
@@ -126,6 +125,11 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
 
           indexes["directory_bin"].must_include "documents"
         end
+
+        # it "logs the operation" do
+        #   logs = storage_client.get_index("rs_opslog", "user_id_bin", "jimmy")
+        #   logs.count.must_equal 1
+        # end
       end
 
       describe "with explicit content type" do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 44c2063..063fa13 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -8,49 +8,13 @@ require 'rack/test'
 require 'purdytest'
 require 'riak'
 
-set :environment, :test
 ENV["RACK_ENV"] = "test"
 
-config_file = File.read(File.expand_path('../config.yml', File.dirname(__FILE__)))
-config = YAML.load(config_file)[ENV['RACK_ENV']]
-set :riak_config, config['riak'].symbolize_keys
-set :bucket_config, config['buckets']
-
-::Riak.disable_list_keys_warnings = true
-
 def app
   LiquorCabinet
 end
 
-def storage_client
-  @storage_client ||= ::Riak::Client.new(settings.riak_config)
-end
-
-def data_bucket
-  @data_bucket ||= storage_client.bucket(settings.bucket_config['data'])
-end
-
-def auth_bucket
-  @auth_bucket ||= storage_client.bucket(settings.bucket_config['authorizations'])
-end
-
-def directory_bucket
-  @directory_bucket ||= storage_client.bucket(settings.bucket_config['directories'])
-end
-
-def binary_bucket
-  @binary_bucket ||= storage_client.bucket(settings.bucket_config['binaries'])
-end
-
-def info_bucket
-  @info_bucket ||= storage_client.bucket(settings.bucket_config['info'])
-end
-
-def purge_all_buckets
-  [data_bucket, directory_bucket, auth_bucket, binary_bucket, info_bucket].each do |bucket|
-    bucket.keys.each {|key| bucket.delete key}
-  end
-end
+app.set :environment, :test
 
 def wait_a_second
   now = Time.now.to_i
@@ -64,3 +28,38 @@ def write_last_response_to_file(filename = "last_response.html")
 end
 
 alias context describe
+
+if app.settings.riak
+  ::Riak.disable_list_keys_warnings = true
+
+  def client
+    @client ||= ::Riak::Client.new(:host => app.settings.riak['host'],
+                                   :http_port => app.settings.riak['http_port'])
+  end
+
+  def data_bucket
+    @data_bucket ||= client.bucket(app.settings.riak['buckets']['data'])
+  end
+
+  def auth_bucket
+    @auth_bucket ||= client.bucket(app.settings.riak['buckets']['authorizations'])
+  end
+
+  def directory_bucket
+    @directory_bucket ||= client.bucket(app.settings.riak['buckets']['directories'])
+  end
+
+  def binary_bucket
+    @binary_bucket ||= client.bucket(app.settings.riak['buckets']['binaries'])
+  end
+
+  def opslog_bucket
+    @opslog_bucket ||= client.bucket(app.settings.riak['buckets']['opslog'])
+  end
+
+  def purge_all_buckets
+    [data_bucket, directory_bucket, auth_bucket, binary_bucket].each do |bucket|
+      bucket.keys.each {|key| bucket.delete key}
+    end
+  end
+end