diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
index b6ccba5..82cb2ea 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         """
 
         super(TelemetryAlarmingAPIGnocchiTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.telemetry_services.aodh_gnocchi:
+        if 'gnocchi' not in CONF.telemetry_services.metric_backends:
             msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests withouth Gnocchi" %
                    cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
index b658807..240dd3a 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         """
 
         super(TelemetryAlarmingNegativeGnocchiTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.telemetry_services.aodh_gnocchi:
+        if 'gnocchi' not in CONF.telemetry_services.metric_backends:
             msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests withouth Gnocchi" %
                    cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
index fce5eb5..73ab03d 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         """
 
         super(TelemetryAlarmingAPIMysqlTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.telemetry_services.aodh_mysql:
+        if CONF.telemetry_services.alarm_backend != 'mysql':
             msg = ("%s: Skipping mysql specific tests withouth mysql" %
                    cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
index 94b6e1b..ad4ea85 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_config import types
 
 
 service_option = [cfg.BoolOpt('ceilometer',
@@ -86,18 +87,14 @@
 ]
 
 telemetry_services_opts = [
-    cfg.BoolOpt('aodh_gnocchi',
-                default=False,
-                help="Can telemetry plugin expect gnocchi backend"),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('aodh_mysql',
-                default=False,
-                help="Can telemetry plugin expect mysql backend"),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('aodh_postgre',
-                default=False,
-                help="Can telemetry plugin expect postgre backend"),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('aodh_prometheus',
-                default=False,
-                help="Can telemetry plugin expect prometheus backend"),
+    cfg.ListOpt('metric_backends',
+                default=[],
+                item_type=types.String(choices=['gnocchi', 'prometheus']),
+                help="Backend store used to store metrics"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('alarm_backend',
+               default='mysql',
+               choices=['mysql', 'postgresq'],
+               help="Database used by the aodh service"),
 ]
 
 event_opts = [