diff --git a/ovos_utils/dialog.py b/ovos_utils/dialog.py
index 7b519007..243b8492 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/dialog.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/dialog.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ovos_utils.bracket_expansion import expand_options
-from ovos_utils.configuration import read_mycroft_config
+from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
 from ovos_utils.file_utils import resolve_resource_file
 from ovos_utils.lang import translate_word
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
diff --git a/ovos_utils/file_utils.py b/ovos_utils/file_utils.py
index 10643a9d..bc59e1b3 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/file_utils.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/file_utils.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def resolve_resource_file(res_name, root_path=None, config=None):
         str: path to resource or None if no resource found
     """
     if config is None:
-        from ovos_utils.configuration import read_mycroft_config
+        from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
         config = read_mycroft_config()
 
     # First look for fully qualified file (e.g. a user setting)
diff --git a/ovos_utils/fingerprinting.py b/ovos_utils/fingerprinting.py
index bb724b58..9ba80c01 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/fingerprinting.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/fingerprinting.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from os.path import join, isfile
 from ovos_utils.system import is_installed, is_running_from_module, has_screen, \
     get_desktop_environment, search_mycroft_core_location, is_process_running
-from ovos_utils.configuration import is_using_xdg
+from ovos_config.meta import is_using_xdg
 
 
 class MycroftPlatform(str, Enum):
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def detect_platform():
 
 def get_config_fingerprint(config=None):
     if not config:
-        from ovos_utils.configuration import read_mycroft_config
+        from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
         config = read_mycroft_config()
     conf = config
     listener_conf = conf.get("listener", {})
diff --git a/ovos_utils/messagebus.py b/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
index 93364074..37844cfd 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+
 from mycroft_bus_client import MessageBusClient
 from mycroft_bus_client.message import dig_for_message, Message
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
-from ovos_utils.configuration import read_mycroft_config, get_default_lang
+from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
+from ovos_config.locale import get_default_lang
 from ovos_utils import create_loop
 from ovos_utils.json_helper import merge_dict
 import time
@@ -10,6 +12,12 @@
 from threading import Event
 
 
+_DEFAULT_WS_CONFIG = {"host": "0.0.0.0",
+                      "port": 8181,
+                      "route": "/core",
+                      "ssl": False}
+
+
 class FakeBus:
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.started_running = False
@@ -135,10 +143,19 @@ def get_websocket(host, port, route='/', ssl=False, threaded=True):
     return client
 
 
-def get_mycroft_bus(host='0.0.0.0', port=8181, route='/core', ssl=False):
+def get_mycroft_bus(host: str = None, port: int = None, route: str = None,
+                    ssl: bool = None):
     """
     Returns a connection to the mycroft messagebus
     """
+    from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
+    config = read_mycroft_config().get('websocket') or dict()
+    host = host or config.get('host') or _DEFAULT_WS_CONFIG['host']
+    port = port or config.get('port') or _DEFAULT_WS_CONFIG['port']
+    route = route or config.get('route') or _DEFAULT_WS_CONFIG['route']
+    if ssl is None:
+        ssl = config.get('ssl') if 'ssl' in config else \
+            _DEFAULT_WS_CONFIG['ssl']
     return get_websocket(host, port, route, ssl)
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_utils/signal.py b/ovos_utils/signal.py
index 1a3bdeb6..b0dc570b 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/signal.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/signal.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get_ipc_directory(domain=None, config=None):
         str: a path to the IPC directory
     """
     if config is None:
-        from ovos_utils.configuration import read_mycroft_config
+        from ovos_config.config import read_mycroft_config
         config = read_mycroft_config()
     path = config.get("ipc_path")
     if not path: