diff --git a/bin/pg_backrest.pl b/bin/pg_backrest.pl
index 0ccef4fe4..2336dd208 100755
--- a/bin/pg_backrest.pl
+++ b/bin/pg_backrest.pl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Pod::Usage;
 
 use lib dirname($0) . '/../lib';
 use BackRest::Utility;
+use BackRest::Config;
 use BackRest::File;
 use BackRest::Backup;
 use BackRest::Db;
@@ -63,45 +64,6 @@ use constant
     OP_EXPIRE       => 'expire'
 };
 
-####################################################################################################################################
-# Configuration constants - configuration sections and keys
-####################################################################################################################################
-use constant
-{
-    CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND             => 'command',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND_OPTION      => 'command:option',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_LOG                 => 'log',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_BACKUP              => 'backup',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_ARCHIVE             => 'archive',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_RETENTION           => 'retention',
-    CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA              => 'stanza',
-
-    CONFIG_KEY_USER                    => 'user',
-    CONFIG_KEY_HOST                    => 'host',
-    CONFIG_KEY_PATH                    => 'path',
-
-    CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_MAX              => 'thread-max',
-    CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_TIMEOUT          => 'thread-timeout',
-    CONFIG_KEY_HARDLINK                => 'hardlink',
-    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_REQUIRED        => 'archive-required',
-    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_MAX_MB          => 'archive-max-mb',
-    CONFIG_KEY_START_FAST              => 'start-fast',
-    CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS_ASYNC          => 'compress-async',
-
-    CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE              => 'level-file',
-    CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_CONSOLE           => 'level-console',
-
-    CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS                => 'compress',
-    CONFIG_KEY_CHECKSUM                => 'checksum',
-    CONFIG_KEY_PSQL                    => 'psql',
-    CONFIG_KEY_REMOTE                  => 'remote',
-
-    CONFIG_KEY_FULL_RETENTION          => 'full-retention',
-    CONFIG_KEY_DIFFERENTIAL_RETENTION  => 'differential-retention',
-    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION_TYPE  => 'archive-retention-type',
-    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION       => 'archive-retention'
-};
-
 ####################################################################################################################################
 # Command line parameters
 ####################################################################################################################################
@@ -153,72 +115,15 @@ if ($bHelp)
 # Set test parameters
 test_set($bTest, $iTestDelay);
 
+# Load the config file
+config_load($strConfigFile, $strStanza);
+
 ####################################################################################################################################
 # Global variables
 ####################################################################################################################################
-my %oConfig;            # Configuration hash
 my $oRemote;            # Remote object
 my $strRemote;          # Defines which side is remote, DB or BACKUP
 
-####################################################################################################################################
-# CONFIG_LOAD - Get a value from the config and be sure that it is defined (unless bRequired is false)
-####################################################################################################################################
-sub config_key_load
-{
-    my $strSection = shift;
-    my $strKey = shift;
-    my $bRequired = shift;
-    my $strDefault = shift;
-
-    # Default is that the key is not required
-    if (!defined($bRequired))
-    {
-        $bRequired = false;
-    }
-
-    my $strValue;
-
-    # Look in the default stanza section
-    if ($strSection eq CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA)
-    {
-        $strValue = $oConfig{"${strStanza}"}{"${strKey}"};
-    }
-    # Else look in the supplied section
-    else
-    {
-        # First check the stanza section
-        $strValue = $oConfig{"${strStanza}:${strSection}"}{"${strKey}"};
-
-        # If the stanza section value is undefined then check global
-        if (!defined($strValue))
-        {
-            $strValue = $oConfig{"global:${strSection}"}{"${strKey}"};
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!defined($strValue) && $bRequired)
-    {
-        if (defined($strDefault))
-        {
-            return $strDefault;
-        }
-
-        confess &log(ERROR, 'config value ' . (defined($strSection) ? $strSection : '[stanza]') .  "->${strKey} is undefined");
-    }
-
-    if ($strSection eq CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND)
-    {
-        my $strOption = config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND_OPTION, $strKey);
-
-        if (defined($strOption))
-        {
-            $strValue =~ s/\%option\%/${strOption}/g;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return $strValue;
-}
-
 ####################################################################################################################################
 # REMOTE_EXIT - Close the remote object if it exists
 ####################################################################################################################################
@@ -302,26 +207,6 @@ if (defined($strType) && $strOperation ne OP_BACKUP)
     confess &log(ERROR, 'type can only be specified for the backup operation')
 }
 
-####################################################################################################################################
-# LOAD CONFIG FILE
-####################################################################################################################################
-if (!defined($strConfigFile))
-{
-    $strConfigFile = '/etc/pg_backrest.conf';
-}
-
-config_load($strConfigFile, \%oConfig);
-
-# Load and check the cluster
-if (!defined($strStanza))
-{
-    confess 'a backup stanza must be specified';
-}
-
-# Set the log levels
-log_level_set(uc(config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_LOG, CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE, true, INFO)),
-              uc(config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_LOG, CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_CONSOLE, true, ERROR)));
-
 ####################################################################################################################################
 # DETERMINE IF THERE IS A REMOTE
 ####################################################################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
index 0a4fd7e6a..7ec4dbf73 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ sub backup
 
     if (defined($strBackupLastPath))
     {
-        config_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER) . "/${strBackupLastPath}/backup.manifest", \%oLastManifest);
+        ini_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER) . "/${strBackupLastPath}/backup.manifest", \%oLastManifest);
 
         if (!defined($oLastManifest{backup}{label}))
         {
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ sub backup
         {
             # Load the aborted manifest
             my %oAbortedManifest;
-            config_load("${strBackupTmpPath}/backup.manifest", \%oAbortedManifest);
+            ini_load("${strBackupTmpPath}/backup.manifest", \%oAbortedManifest);
 
             # Default values if they are not set
             my $strAbortedType = defined($oAbortedManifest{backup}{type}) ?
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ sub backup
     close($hVersionFile);
 
     # Save the backup conf file with the manifest
-    config_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
+    ini_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
 
     # Perform the backup
     backup_file($strDbClusterPath, \%oBackupManifest);
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ sub backup
     if ($bArchiveRequired)
     {
         # Save the backup conf file second time - before getting archive logs in case that fails
-        config_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
+        ini_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
 
         # After the backup has been stopped, need to make a copy of the archive logs need to make the db consistent
         &log(DEBUG, "retrieving archive logs ${strArchiveStart}:${strArchiveStop}");
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ sub backup
     ${oBackupManifest}{backup}{label} = $strBackupPath;
 
     # Save the backup conf file final time
-    config_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
+    ini_save($strBackupConfFile, \%oBackupManifest);
 
     &log(INFO, "new backup label: ${strBackupPath}");
 
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ sub backup_expire
     &log(INFO, 'archive retention based on backup ' . $strArchiveRetentionBackup);
 
     my %oManifest;
-    config_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER) . "/${strArchiveRetentionBackup}/backup.manifest", \%oManifest);
+    ini_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER) . "/${strArchiveRetentionBackup}/backup.manifest", \%oManifest);
     my $strArchiveLast = ${oManifest}{backup}{'archive-start'};
 
     if (!defined($strArchiveLast))
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Config.pm b/lib/BackRest/Config.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bee7d25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Config.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+####################################################################################################################################
+# CONFIG MODULE
+####################################################################################################################################
+package BackRest::Config;
+
+use threads;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Carp;
+
+use File::Basename;
+
+use lib dirname($0) . '/../lib';
+use BackRest::Utility;
+
+use Exporter qw(import);
+
+our @EXPORT = qw(config_load config_key_load
+
+                 CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND_OPTION CONFIG_SECTION_LOG CONFIG_SECTION_BACKUP
+                 CONFIG_SECTION_ARCHIVE CONFIG_SECTION_RETENTION CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA
+
+                 CONFIG_KEY_USER CONFIG_KEY_HOST CONFIG_KEY_PATH
+
+                 CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_MAX CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_TIMEOUT CONFIG_KEY_HARDLINK CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_REQUIRED
+                 CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_MAX_MB CONFIG_KEY_START_FAST CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS_ASYNC
+
+                 CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_CONSOLE
+
+                 CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS CONFIG_KEY_CHECKSUM CONFIG_KEY_PSQL CONFIG_KEY_REMOTE
+
+                 CONFIG_KEY_FULL_RETENTION CONFIG_KEY_DIFFERENTIAL_RETENTION CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION_TYPE
+                 CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION);
+
+####################################################################################################################################
+# Configuration constants - configuration sections and keys
+####################################################################################################################################
+use constant
+{
+    CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND             => 'command',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND_OPTION      => 'command:option',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_LOG                 => 'log',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_BACKUP              => 'backup',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_ARCHIVE             => 'archive',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_RETENTION           => 'retention',
+    CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA              => 'stanza',
+
+    CONFIG_KEY_USER                    => 'user',
+    CONFIG_KEY_HOST                    => 'host',
+    CONFIG_KEY_PATH                    => 'path',
+
+    CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_MAX              => 'thread-max',
+    CONFIG_KEY_THREAD_TIMEOUT          => 'thread-timeout',
+    CONFIG_KEY_HARDLINK                => 'hardlink',
+    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_REQUIRED        => 'archive-required',
+    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_MAX_MB          => 'archive-max-mb',
+    CONFIG_KEY_START_FAST              => 'start-fast',
+    CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS_ASYNC          => 'compress-async',
+
+    CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE              => 'level-file',
+    CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_CONSOLE           => 'level-console',
+
+    CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS                => 'compress',
+    CONFIG_KEY_CHECKSUM                => 'checksum',
+    CONFIG_KEY_PSQL                    => 'psql',
+    CONFIG_KEY_REMOTE                  => 'remote',
+
+    CONFIG_KEY_FULL_RETENTION          => 'full-retention',
+    CONFIG_KEY_DIFFERENTIAL_RETENTION  => 'differential-retention',
+    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION_TYPE  => 'archive-retention-type',
+    CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_RETENTION       => 'archive-retention'
+};
+
+####################################################################################################################################
+# Global variables
+####################################################################################################################################
+my %oConfig;            # Configuration hash
+
+my $strStanza;          # Config stanza
+
+####################################################################################################################################
+# CONFIG_LOAD
+#
+# Load config file.
+####################################################################################################################################
+sub config_load
+{
+    my $strFile = shift;    # Full path to ini file to load from
+    my $strStanzaParam = shift;  # Stanza specified on command line
+
+    if (!defined($strFile))
+    {
+        $strFile = '/etc/pg_backrest.conf';
+    }
+
+    ini_load($strFile, \%oConfig);
+
+    # Load and check the cluster
+    if (!defined($strStanzaParam))
+    {
+        confess 'a backup stanza must be specified';
+    }
+
+    # Set the log levels
+    log_level_set(uc(config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_LOG, CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE, true, INFO)),
+                  uc(config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_LOG, CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_CONSOLE, true, ERROR)));
+
+    # Set globals
+    $strStanza = $strStanzaParam;
+}
+
+####################################################################################################################################
+# CONFIG_KEY_LOAD - Get a value from the config and be sure that it is defined (unless bRequired is false)
+####################################################################################################################################
+sub config_key_load
+{
+    my $strSection = shift;
+    my $strKey = shift;
+    my $bRequired = shift;
+    my $strDefault = shift;
+
+    # Default is that the key is not required
+    if (!defined($bRequired))
+    {
+        $bRequired = false;
+    }
+
+    my $strValue;
+
+    # Look in the default stanza section
+    if ($strSection eq CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA)
+    {
+        $strValue = $oConfig{"${strStanza}"}{"${strKey}"};
+    }
+    # Else look in the supplied section
+    else
+    {
+        # First check the stanza section
+        $strValue = $oConfig{"${strStanza}:${strSection}"}{"${strKey}"};
+
+        # If the stanza section value is undefined then check global
+        if (!defined($strValue))
+        {
+            $strValue = $oConfig{"global:${strSection}"}{"${strKey}"};
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!defined($strValue) && $bRequired)
+    {
+        if (defined($strDefault))
+        {
+            return $strDefault;
+        }
+
+        confess &log(ERROR, 'config value ' . (defined($strSection) ? $strSection : '[stanza]') .  "->${strKey} is undefined");
+    }
+
+    if ($strSection eq CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND)
+    {
+        my $strOption = config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_COMMAND_OPTION, $strKey);
+
+        if (defined($strOption))
+        {
+            $strValue =~ s/\%option\%/${strOption}/g;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $strValue;
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Utility.pm b/lib/BackRest/Utility.pm
index 14b5b8f4d..f893f6326 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Utility.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Utility.pm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(version_get
                  data_hash_build trim common_prefix wait_for_file file_size_format execute
                  log log_file_set log_level_set test_set test_check
                  lock_file_create lock_file_remove
-                 config_save config_load timestamp_string_get timestamp_file_string_get
+                 ini_save ini_load timestamp_string_get timestamp_file_string_get
                  TRACE DEBUG ERROR ASSERT WARN INFO OFF true false
                  TEST TEST_ENCLOSE TEST_MANIFEST_BUILD);
 
@@ -506,16 +506,16 @@ sub log
 }
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
-# CONFIG_LOAD
+# INI_LOAD
 #
-# Load configuration file from standard INI format to a hash.
+# Load file from standard INI format to a hash.
 ####################################################################################################################################
-sub config_load
+sub ini_load
 {
-    my $strFile = shift;    # Full path to config file to load from
-    my $oConfig = shift;    # Reference to the hash where config data will be stored
+    my $strFile = shift;    # Full path to ini file to load from
+    my $oConfig = shift;    # Reference to the hash where ini data will be stored
 
-    # Open the config file for reading
+    # Open the ini file for reading
     my $hFile;
     my $strSection;
 
@@ -565,16 +565,16 @@ sub config_load
 }
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
-# CONFIG_SAVE
+# INI_SAVE
 #
-# Save configuration file from a hash to standard INI format.
+# Save from a hash to standard INI format.
 ####################################################################################################################################
-sub config_save
+sub ini_save
 {
-    my $strFile = shift;    # Full path to config file to save to
-    my $oConfig = shift;    # Reference to the hash where config data is stored
+    my $strFile = shift;    # Full path to ini file to save to
+    my $oConfig = shift;    # Reference to the hash where ini data is stored
 
-    # Open the config file for writing
+    # Open the ini file for writing
     my $hFile;
     my $bFirst = true;
 
diff --git a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
index 47b39bab5..20d44b73f 100755
--- a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
@@ -506,15 +506,15 @@ sub BackRestTestBackup_CompareBackup
     }
 
     my %oActualManifest;
-    config_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER, $strBackup) . '/backup.manifest', \%oActualManifest);
+    ini_load($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_CLUSTER, $strBackup) . '/backup.manifest', \%oActualManifest);
 
     ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{backup}{'timestamp-start'} = $oActualManifest{backup}{'timestamp-start'};
     ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{backup}{'timestamp-stop'} = $oActualManifest{backup}{'timestamp-stop'};
 
     my $strTestPath = BackRestTestCommon_TestPathGet();
 
-    config_save("${strTestPath}/actual.manifest", \%oActualManifest);
-    config_save("${strTestPath}/expected.manifest", $oExpectedManifestRef);
+    ini_save("${strTestPath}/actual.manifest", \%oActualManifest);
+    ini_save("${strTestPath}/expected.manifest", $oExpectedManifestRef);
 
     BackRestTestCommon_Execute("diff ${strTestPath}/expected.manifest ${strTestPath}/actual.manifest");
 
diff --git a/test/lib/BackRestTest/CommonTest.pm b/test/lib/BackRestTest/CommonTest.pm
index b63ff2185..0224e1325 100755
--- a/test/lib/BackRestTest/CommonTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/BackRestTest/CommonTest.pm
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ sub BackRestTestCommon_ConfigCreate
 
     # Write out the configuration file
     my $strFile = BackRestTestCommon_TestPathGet() . '/pg_backrest.conf';
-    config_save($strFile, \%oParamHash);
+    ini_save($strFile, \%oParamHash);
 
     # Move the configuration file based on local
     if ($strLocal eq 'db')
diff --git a/test/lib/BackRestTest/UtilityTest.pm b/test/lib/BackRestTest/UtilityTest.pm
index 5aff36ebf..e84112c16 100755
--- a/test/lib/BackRestTest/UtilityTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/BackRestTest/UtilityTest.pm
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ sub BackRestTestUtility_Test
 
             # Save the test config
             my $strFile = "${strTestPath}/config.cfg";
-            config_save($strFile, \%oConfig);
+            ini_save($strFile, \%oConfig);
 
             my $strConfigHash = $oFile->hash(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strFile);
 
             # Reload the test config
             my %oConfigTest;
 
-            config_load($strFile, \%oConfigTest);
+            ini_load($strFile, \%oConfigTest);
 
             # Resave the test config and compare hashes
             my $strFileTest = "${strTestPath}/config-test.cfg";
-            config_save($strFileTest, \%oConfigTest);
+            ini_save($strFileTest, \%oConfigTest);
 
             my $strConfigTestHash = $oFile->hash(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strFileTest);