diff --git a/server/extension/sql/15_config_helper.sql b/server/extension/sql/15_config_helper.sql
index 5f6fc77..9d83ebd 100644
--- a/server/extension/sql/15_config_helper.sql
+++ b/server/extension/sql/15_config_helper.sql
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ RETURNS boolean AS $$
     return True
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu SECURITY DEFINER;
 
+-- This is done in order to avoid an undesired depedency on cartodb extension
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_conf_getconf(input_key text)
+RETURNS JSON AS $$
+    SELECT VALUE FROM cartodb.cdb_conf WHERE key = input_key;
+$$ LANGUAGE SQL STABLE SECURITY DEFINER;
+
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server._get_geocoder_config(username text, orgname text, provider text DEFAULT NULL)
 RETURNS boolean AS $$
   cache_key = "user_geocoder_config_{0}".format(username)
diff --git a/server/extension/sql/20_geocode_street.sql b/server/extension/sql/20_geocode_street.sql
index 02e2a2f..2c4df2f 100644
--- a/server/extension/sql/20_geocode_street.sql
+++ b/server/extension/sql/20_geocode_street.sql
@@ -137,17 +137,25 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_mapzen_geocode_street_point(username TEXT, orgname TEXT, searchtext TEXT, city TEXT DEFAULT NULL, state_province TEXT DEFAULT NULL, country TEXT DEFAULT NULL)
 RETURNS Geometry AS $$
+  import cartodb_services
+  cartodb_services.init(plpy, GD)
   from cartodb_services.mapzen import MapzenGeocoder
   from cartodb_services.mapzen.types import country_to_iso3
   from cartodb_services.metrics import QuotaService
-  from cartodb_services.tools import Logger,LoggerConfig
+  from cartodb_services.tools import Logger
+  from cartodb_services.refactor.storage.server_config import InDbServerConfigStorage
+  from cartodb_services.refactor.tools.logger import LoggerConfigBuilder
 
   redis_conn = GD["redis_connection_{0}".format(username)]['redis_metrics_connection']
   user_geocoder_config = GD["user_geocoder_config_{0}".format(username)]
 
-  plpy.execute("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._get_logger_config()")
-  logger_config = GD["logger_config"]
+  server_config_storage = InDbServerConfigStorage()
+
+  logger_config = LoggerConfigBuilder(server_config_storage).get()
   logger = Logger(logger_config)
+
+
+
   quota_service = QuotaService(user_geocoder_config, redis_conn)
   if not quota_service.check_user_quota():
     raise Exception('You have reached the limit of your quota')
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/tools/__init__.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/tools/logger.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/tools/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..febde62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/tools/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+class LoggerConfig(object):
+
+    """This class is a value object needed to setup a Logger"""
+
+    def __init__(self, server_environment, rollbar_api_key, log_file_path, min_log_level):
+        self._server_environment = server_environment
+        self._rollbar_api_key = rollbar_api_key
+        self._log_file_path = log_file_path
+        self._min_log_level = min_log_level
+
+    @property
+    def environment(self):
+        return self._server_environment
+
+    @property
+    def rollbar_api_key(self):
+        return self._rollbar_api_key
+
+    @property
+    def log_file_path(self):
+        return self._log_file_path
+
+    @property
+    def min_log_level(self):
+        return self._min_log_level
+
+class ConfigException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+# TODO this needs tests
+# TODO FTM this is just config, maybe move around
+class LoggerConfigBuilder(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, server_config_storage):
+        self._server_config_storage = server_config_storage
+
+    def get(self):
+        server_environment = self._get_server_environment()
+
+        logger_conf = self._server_config_storage.get('logger_conf')
+        if not logger_conf:
+            raise ConfigException('Logger configuration missing')
+        
+        rollbar_api_key = self._get_value_or_none(logger_conf, 'rollbar_api_key')
+        log_file_path = self._get_value_or_none(logger_conf, 'log_file_path')
+        min_log_level = self._get_value_or_none(logger_conf, 'min_log_level') or 'warning'
+
+        logger_config = LoggerConfig(server_environment, rollbar_api_key, log_file_path, min_log_level)
+        return logger_config
+
+    def _get_server_environment(self):
+        server_config = self._server_config_storage.get('server_conf')
+        if not server_config:
+            environment = 'development'
+        else:
+            if 'environment' in server_config:
+                environment = server_config['environment']
+            else:
+                environment = 'development'
+
+        return environment
+
+    def _get_value_or_none(self, logger_conf, key):
+        value = None
+        if key in logger_conf:
+            value = logger_conf[key]
+        return value