diff --git a/glauth/pkg/config/mappings.go b/glauth/pkg/config/mappings.go
index 7d2a1393d2..c1af621315 100644
--- a/glauth/pkg/config/mappings.go
+++ b/glauth/pkg/config/mappings.go
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 
-type mapping struct {
-	EnvVars     []string    // name of the EnvVars var.
-	Destination interface{} // memory address of the original config value to modify.
-}
-
 // StructMappings binds a set of environment variables to a destination on cfg. Iterating over this set and editing the
 // Destination value of a binding will alter the original value, as it is a pointer to its memory address. This lets
 // us propagate changes easier.
diff --git a/graph/pkg/command/root.go b/graph/pkg/command/root.go
index 606d768788..11cfdabb72 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -20,30 +20,25 @@ func Execute(cfg *config.Config) error {
 		Version:  version.String,
 		Usage:    "Serve Graph API for oCIS",
 		Compiled: version.Compiled(),
-
 		Authors: []*cli.Author{
 			{
 				Name:  "ownCloud GmbH",
 				Email: "support@owncloud.com",
 			},
 		},
-
 		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			cfg.Server.Version = version.String
 			return ParseConfig(c, cfg)
 		},
-
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
 			Server(cfg),
 			Health(cfg),
 		},
 	}
-
 	cli.HelpFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "help,h",
 		Usage: "Show the help",
 	}
-
 	cli.VersionFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "version,v",
 		Usage: "Print the version",
@@ -73,9 +68,8 @@ func ParseConfig(c *cli.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	// load all env variables relevant to the config in the current context.
 	conf.LoadOSEnv(config.GetEnv(), false)
 
-	if err = cfg.UnmapEnv(conf); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	bindings := config.StructMappings(cfg)
+	return ociscfg.BindEnv(conf, bindings)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -87,10 +81,7 @@ type SutureService struct {
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new graph.SutureService
 func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
-	if cfg.Mode == 0 {
-		cfg.Graph.Supervised = true
-	}
-	cfg.Graph.Log.File = cfg.Log.File
+	cfg.Graph.Log = cfg.Log
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.Graph,
 	}
diff --git a/graph/pkg/command/server.go b/graph/pkg/command/server.go
index cf4b638127..36daa2daa7 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
 			}
 
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return nil
+			return ParseConfig(ctx, cfg)
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			logger := NewLogger(cfg)
diff --git a/graph/pkg/config/config.go b/graph/pkg/config/config.go
index c59d69dcb0..3d35692c7e 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	gofig "github.com/gookit/config/v2"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 )
 
 // Log defines the available logging configuration.
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ type Spaces struct {
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
 type Config struct {
 	File         string       `mapstructure:"file"`
-	Log          Log          `mapstructure:"log"`
+	Log          shared.Log   `mapstructure:"log"`
 	Debug        Debug        `mapstructure:"debug"`
 	HTTP         HTTP         `mapstructure:"http"`
 	Server       Server       `mapstructure:"server"`
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func New() *Config {
 
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Log: Log{},
+		Log: shared.Log{},
 		Debug: Debug{
 			Addr:  "127.0.0.1:9124",
 			Token: "",
diff --git a/graph/pkg/config/env.go b/graph/pkg/config/mappings.go
similarity index 82%
rename from graph/pkg/config/env.go
rename to graph/pkg/config/mappings.go
index 2f22b33d2b..d32b519aa7 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/config/env.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/config/mappings.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package config
 
-type mapping struct {
-	EnvVars     []string    // name of the EnvVars var.
-	Destination interface{} // memory address of the original config value to modify.
+import "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
+
+// StructMappings binds a set of environment variables to a destination on cfg. Iterating over this set and editing the
+// Destination value of a binding will alter the original value, as it is a pointer to its memory address. This lets
+// us propagate changes easier.
+func StructMappings(cfg *Config) []shared.EnvBinding {
+	return structMappings(cfg)
 }
 
 // structMappings binds a set of environment variables to a destination on cfg.
-func structMappings(cfg *Config) []mapping {
-	return []mapping{
+func structMappings(cfg *Config) []shared.EnvBinding {
+	return []shared.EnvBinding{
 		{
 			EnvVars:     []string{"GRAPH_CONFIG_FILE"},
 			Destination: &cfg.File,