diff --git a/go/config.py b/go/config.py
index 3fb9114f1..965d3e1a9 100644
--- a/go/config.py
+++ b/go/config.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
    sort.
    """
 
+import copy
+
 from go.errors import UnknownConversationType, UnknownRouterType
 
 
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ def configured_conversation_types():
                 for a in _VUMI_INSTALLED_APPS.itervalues())
 
 
+def configured_conversations():
+    return copy.deepcopy(_VUMI_INSTALLED_APPS)
+
+
 def obsolete_conversation_types():
     return set(_VUMI_OBSOLETE_APPS)
 
@@ -25,6 +31,10 @@ def configured_router_types():
                 for a in _VUMI_INSTALLED_ROUTERS.itervalues())
 
 
+def configured_routers():
+    return copy.deepcopy(_VUMI_INSTALLED_ROUTERS)
+
+
 def obsolete_router_types():
     return set(_VUMI_OBSOLETE_ROUTERS)
 
diff --git a/go/tests/test_config.py b/go/tests/test_config.py
index 826f778b4..3f31a3f9b 100644
--- a/go/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/go/tests/test_config.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     get_conversation_pkg, get_router_pkg,
     get_conversation_definition, get_router_definition,
     configured_conversation_types, configured_router_types,
+    configured_conversations, configured_routers,
     obsolete_conversation_types, obsolete_router_types)
 from go.errors import UnknownConversationType, UnknownRouterType
 
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ def test_configured_conversation_types(self):
         conv_types = configured_conversation_types()
         self.assertEqual(conv_types['bulk_message'], 'Group Message')
 
+    def test_configured_conversations(self):
+        convs = configured_conversations()
+        self.assertEqual(convs['go.apps.bulk_message'], {
+            'namespace': 'bulk_message',
+            'display_name': 'Group Message',
+        })
+
     def test_obsolete_conversation_types(self):
         obsolete_types = obsolete_conversation_types()
         self.assertEqual(obsolete_types, set([
@@ -46,6 +54,13 @@ def test_configured_router_types(self):
         conv_types = configured_router_types()
         self.assertEqual(conv_types['keyword'], 'Keyword')
 
+    def test_configured_routers(self):
+        routers = configured_routers()
+        self.assertEqual(routers['go.routers.keyword'], {
+            'namespace': 'keyword',
+            'display_name': 'Keyword',
+        })
+
     def test_obsolete_router_types(self):
         obsolete_types = obsolete_router_types()
         self.assertEqual(obsolete_types, set([
diff --git a/go/vumitools/api.py b/go/vumitools/api.py
index b861e5ad4..3881b647d 100644
--- a/go/vumitools/api.py
+++ b/go/vumitools/api.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 from vumi.persist.txredis_manager import TxRedisManager
 from vumi import log
 
+from go.config import (
+    configured_conversations,
+    configured_routers)
 from go.vumitools.account import AccountStore
 from go.vumitools.channel import ChannelStore
 from go.vumitools.contact import ContactStore
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@
 from go.vumitools.credit import CreditManager
 from go.vumitools.token_manager import TokenManager
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 
 from vumi.message import TransportUserMessage
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ def applications(self):
             app_permissions.extend((yield permissions))
         applications = [permission.application for permission
                             in app_permissions]
-        app_settings = settings.VUMI_INSTALLED_APPS
+        app_settings = configured_conversations()
         returnValue(SortedDict([(application,
                         app_settings[application])
                         for application in sorted(applications)
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ def applications(self):
     def router_types(self):
         # TODO: Permissions.
         yield None
-        router_settings = settings.VUMI_INSTALLED_ROUTERS
+        router_settings = configured_routers()
         returnValue(SortedDict([(router_type, router_settings[router_type])
                                 for router_type in sorted(router_settings)]))