diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/Application.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/Application.java
index 9d057b5..ae8b6d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/Application.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedServletContainerFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
         DataSourceAutoConfiguration.class, HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration.class, JpaRepositoriesAutoConfiguration.class,
         SecurityAutoConfiguration.class, ManagementWebSecurityAutoConfiguration.class
 })
+@EnableConfigurationProperties
 @EnableAsync
 public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/policy/PolicyClient.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/policy/PolicyClient.java
index 8caac0c..5c68f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/policy/PolicyClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/policy/PolicyClient.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.BadRequestException;
 
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.config.ClampProperties;
+import org.onap.clamp.clds.config.PolicyConfiguration;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.exception.policy.PolicyClientException;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.properties.ModelProperties;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.util.LoggingUtils;
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyType;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PushPolicyParameters;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -71,12 +70,12 @@
     protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
     protected static final String POLICY_MSTYPE_PROPERTY_NAME = "policy.ms.type";
     protected static final String POLICY_ONAPNAME_PROPERTY_NAME = "policy.onap.name";
-    @Value("${clamp.config.files.cldsPolicyConfig:'classpath:/clds/clds-policy-config.properties'}")
-    protected String cldsPolicyConfigFile;
     @Autowired
     protected ApplicationContext appContext;
     @Autowired
     protected ClampProperties refProp;
+    @Autowired
+    private PolicyConfiguration policyConfiguration;
 
     /**
      * Perform BRMS policy type.
@@ -353,9 +352,7 @@
     private PolicyEngine getPolicyEngine() {
         PolicyEngine policyEngine;
         try {
-            policyEngine = new PolicyEngine(appContext.getResource(cldsPolicyConfigFile).getFile().getAbsolutePath());
-        } catch (IOException e1) {
-            throw new PolicyClientException("Exception when opening policy config file", e1);
+            policyEngine = new PolicyEngine(policyConfiguration.getProperties());
         } catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
             throw new PolicyClientException("Exception when creating a new policy engine", e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/config/PolicyConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/config/PolicyConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53899d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/config/PolicyConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP CLAMP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ *                             reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END============================================
+ * ===================================================================
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.clamp.clds.config;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "clamp.config.policy")
+public class PolicyConfiguration {
+
+    public static final String PDP_URL1 = "PDP_URL1";
+    public static final String PDP_URL2 = "PDP_URL2";
+    public static final String PAP_URL = "PAP_URL";
+    public static final String NOTIFICATION_TYPE = "NOTIFICATION_TYPE";
+    public static final String NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS = "NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS";
+    public static final String CLIENT_ID = "CLIENT_ID";
+    public static final String CLIENT_KEY = "CLIENT_KEY";
+    public static final String ENVIRONMENT = "ENVIRONMENT";
+    private String pdpUrl1;
+    private String pdpUrl2;
+    private String papUrl;
+    private String notificationType;
+    private String notificationUebServers;
+    private String clientId;
+    private String clientKey;
+    private String policyEnvironment;
+
+    public String getPdpUrl1() {
+        return pdpUrl1;
+    }
+
+    public void setPdpUrl1(String pdpUrl1) {
+        this.pdpUrl1 = pdpUrl1;
+    }
+
+    public String getPdpUrl2() {
+        return pdpUrl2;
+    }
+
+    public void setPdpUrl2(String pdpUrl2) {
+        this.pdpUrl2 = pdpUrl2;
+    }
+
+    public String getPapUrl() {
+        return papUrl;
+    }
+
+    public void setPapUrl(String papUrl) {
+        this.papUrl = papUrl;
+    }
+
+    public String getNotificationType() {
+        return notificationType;
+    }
+
+    public void setNotificationType(String notificationType) {
+        this.notificationType = notificationType;
+    }
+
+    public String getNotificationUebServers() {
+        return notificationUebServers;
+    }
+
+    public void setNotificationUebServers(String notificationUebServers) {
+        this.notificationUebServers = notificationUebServers;
+    }
+
+    public String getClientId() {
+        return clientId;
+    }
+
+    public void setClientId(String clientId) {
+        this.clientId = clientId;
+    }
+
+    public String getClientKey() {
+        return clientKey;
+    }
+
+    public void setClientKey(String clientKey) {
+        this.clientKey = clientKey;
+    }
+
+    public String getPolicyEnvironment() {
+        return policyEnvironment;
+    }
+
+    public void setPolicyEnvironment(String environment) {
+        this.policyEnvironment = environment;
+    }
+
+    public Properties getProperties() {
+        Properties prop = new Properties();
+        prop.put(PDP_URL1, pdpUrl1);
+        prop.put(PDP_URL2, pdpUrl2);
+        prop.put(PAP_URL, papUrl);
+        prop.put(NOTIFICATION_TYPE, notificationType);
+        prop.put(NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS, notificationUebServers);
+        prop.put(CLIENT_ID, clientId);
+        prop.put(CLIENT_KEY, clientKey);
+        prop.put(ENVIRONMENT, policyEnvironment);
+        return prop;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 5f6a0d6..1411b8b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@
 clamp.config.sdc.decode.service_ids=classpath:/clds/templates/sdc-decode-service_ids.json
 #
 #
+# Configuration Settings for Policy Engine Components
+clamp.config.policy.pdpUrl1=http://vm1.policy.simpledemo.onap.org:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.pdpUrl2=http://vm1.policy.simpledemo.onap.org:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.papUrl=http://vm1.policy.simpledemo.onap.org:8081/pap/ , testpap, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.notificationType=websocket
+clamp.config.policy.notificationUebServers=localhost
+clamp.config.policy.notificationTopic=
+clamp.config.policy.clientId=myclientid
+# base64 encoding
+
+clamp.config.policy.clientKey=5CE79532B3A2CB4D132FC0C04BF916A7
+#DEVL for development
+#TEST for Test environments
+#PROD for prod environments
+clamp.config.policy.policyEnvironment=TEST
 # General Policy request properties
 #
 clamp.config.policy.onap.name=DCAE
@@ -203,4 +218,4 @@
 clamp.config.security.permission.type.filter.vf=permission-type-filter-vf
 clamp.config.security.permission.type.template=permission-type-template
 #This one indicates the type of instances (dev|prod|perf...), this must be set accordingly in clds-users.properties
-clamp.config.security.permission.instance=dev
\ No newline at end of file
+clamp.config.security.permission.instance=dev
diff --git a/src/main/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties b/src/main/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 54b9277..0000000
--- a/src/main/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-###
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# ONAP CLAMP
-# ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
-#                             reserved.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ============LICENSE_END============================================
-# ===================================================================
-# ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
-###
-
-# Configuration Settings for Policy Engine Components
-PDP_URL1=http://vm1.policy.simpledemo.onap.org:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
-PDP_URL2=http://vm1.policy.simpledemo.onap.org:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
-NOTIFICATION_TYPE=websocket
-NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS=localhost
-NOTIFICATION_TOPIC=
-CLIENT_ID=myclientid
-# base64 encoding
-#CLIENT_KEY=ChlakDuk
-CLIENT_KEY=5CE79532B3A2CB4D132FC0C04BF916A7
-#DEVL for development
-#TEST for Test environments
-#PROD for prod environments
-ENVIRONMENT=TEST
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/it/PolicyClientItCase.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/it/PolicyClientItCase.java
index 71cd9f6..c7f0f28 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/it/PolicyClientItCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/it/PolicyClientItCase.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.it;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.client.req.policy.PolicyClient;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.client.req.tca.TcaRequestFormatter;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.config.ClampProperties;
+import org.onap.clamp.clds.config.PolicyConfiguration;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.CldsEvent;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.properties.ModelProperties;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.properties.Policy;
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@
 public class PolicyClientItCase {
 
     @Autowired
+    private PolicyConfiguration policyConfiguration;
+    @Autowired
     private ClampProperties refProp;
     @Autowired
     protected PolicyClient policyClient;
@@ -144,4 +149,30 @@
         TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(20);
         deleteTcaPolicy(CldsEvent.ACTION_DELETE);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPolicyConfiguration() {
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getPdpUrl1());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getPdpUrl2());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getPapUrl());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getPolicyEnvironment());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getClientId());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getClientKey());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getNotificationType());
+        assertNotNull(policyConfiguration.getNotificationUebServers());
+        assertEquals(8, policyConfiguration.getProperties().size());
+        assertTrue(((String) policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.PDP_URL1))
+                .contains("/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123"));
+        assertTrue(((String) policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.PDP_URL2))
+                .contains("/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123"));
+        assertTrue(((String) policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.PAP_URL))
+                .contains("/pap/ , testpap, alpha123"));
+        assertEquals("websocket", policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.NOTIFICATION_TYPE));
+        assertEquals("localhost",
+                policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS));
+        assertEquals("myclientid", policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.CLIENT_ID));
+        assertEquals("5CE79532B3A2CB4D132FC0C04BF916A7",
+                policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.CLIENT_KEY));
+        assertEquals("DEVL", policyConfiguration.getProperties().get(PolicyConfiguration.ENVIRONMENT));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/application.properties b/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 37f9bd7..676c5b9 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@
 clamp.config.sdc.decode.service_ids=classpath:/clds/templates/sdc-decode-service_ids.json
 #
 #
+# Configuration Settings for Policy Engine Components
+clamp.config.policy.pdpUrl1=http://localhost:${docker.http-cache.port.host}/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.pdpUrl2=http://localhost:${docker.http-cache.port.host}/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.papUrl=http://localhost:${docker.http-cache.port.host}/pap/ , testpap, alpha123
+clamp.config.policy.notificationType=websocket
+clamp.config.policy.notificationUebServers=localhost
+clamp.config.policy.notificationTopic=
+clamp.config.policy.clientId=myclientid
+# base64 encoding
+clamp.config.policy.clientKey=5CE79532B3A2CB4D132FC0C04BF916A7
+#DEVL for development
+#TEST for Test environments
+#PROD for prod environments
+clamp.config.policy.policyEnvironment=DEVL
 # General Policy request properties
 #
 clamp.config.policy.onap.name=DCAE
diff --git a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 892cdda..0000000
--- a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-policy-config.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-###
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# ONAP CLAMP
-# ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
-#                             reserved.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
-# limitations under the License.
-# ============LICENSE_END============================================
-# ===================================================================
-# ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
-###
-
-# Configuration Settings for Policy Engine Components
-PDP_URL1=https://localhost:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha123
-PDP_URL2=https://localhost:8081/pdp/ , testpdp, alpha456
-PAP_URL=https://localhost:8081/pap/ , testpap, alpha123
-NOTIFICATION_TYPE=websocket
-NOTIFICATION_UEB_SERVERS=localhost
-
-CLIENT_ID=myclientid
-# base64 encoding
-CLIENT_KEY=ChlakDuk
-#DEVL for development
-#TEST for Test environments
-#PROD for prod environments
-ENVIRONMENT=DEVL