diff --git a/pkg/command/server.go b/pkg/command/server.go
index dc1d33023..be5b7f020 100644
--- a/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) cli.Command {
 					http.Context(ctx),
 					http.Config(cfg),
 					http.Metrics(metrics),
+					http.Flags(flagset.RootWithConfig(cfg)),
+					http.Flags(flagset.ServerWithConfig(cfg)),
 				)
 
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/server/http/option.go b/pkg/server/http/option.go
index 69135b425..185f1b598 100644
--- a/pkg/server/http/option.go
+++ b/pkg/server/http/option.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package http
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/log"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Context context.Context
 	Config  *config.Config
 	Metrics *metrics.Metrics
+	Flags   []cli.Flag
 }
 
 // newOptions initializes the available default options.
@@ -57,3 +59,10 @@ func Metrics(val *metrics.Metrics) Option {
 		o.Metrics = val
 	}
 }
+
+// Flags provides a function to set the flags option.
+func Flags(val []cli.Flag) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Flags = append(o.Flags, val...)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/http/server.go b/pkg/server/http/server.go
index bb39da6c6..8305fc431 100644
--- a/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package http
 
 import (
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/flagset"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0"
+	svc "github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-phoenix/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/middleware"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/service/http"
@@ -20,8 +18,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		http.Version(version.String),
 		http.Address(options.Config.HTTP.Addr),
 		http.Context(options.Context),
-		http.Flags(flagset.RootWithConfig(config.New())...),
-		http.Flags(flagset.ServerWithConfig(config.New())...),
+		http.Flags(options.Flags...),
 	)
 
 	handle := svc.NewService(