diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/TaskToolbox.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/TaskToolbox.java
index 26336b45c25..e01dcb0c020 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/TaskToolbox.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/TaskToolbox.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.metamx.druid.loading.S3SegmentGetterConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.S3ZippedSegmentPuller;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentKiller;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentPuller;
+import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.TaskConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.task.Task;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.config.IndexerCoordinatorConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentPusher;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public class TaskToolbox
 {
-  private final IndexerCoordinatorConfig config;
+  private final TaskConfig config;
   private final ServiceEmitter emitter;
   private final RestS3Service s3Client;
   private final SegmentPusher segmentPusher;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public class TaskToolbox
   private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
   public TaskToolbox(
-      IndexerCoordinatorConfig config,
+      TaskConfig config,
       ServiceEmitter emitter,
       RestS3Service s3Client,
       SegmentPusher segmentPusher,
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public class TaskToolbox
     this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
   }
 
-  public IndexerCoordinatorConfig getConfig()
+  public TaskConfig getConfig()
   {
     return config;
   }
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/TaskConfig.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/TaskConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c66009cd8ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/TaskConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config;
+
+import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.task.Task;
+import org.skife.config.Config;
+import org.skife.config.Default;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public abstract class TaskConfig
+{
+  @Config("druid.merger.taskDir")
+  public abstract File getBaseTaskDir();
+
+  @Config("druid.merger.rowFlushBoundary")
+  @Default("500000")
+  public abstract long getRowFlushBoundary();
+
+  public File getTaskDir(final Task task) {
+    return new File(getBaseTaskDir(), task.getId());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/config/IndexerCoordinatorConfig.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/config/IndexerCoordinatorConfig.java
index 6d6218c3bff..b727f805bb2 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/config/IndexerCoordinatorConfig.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/config/IndexerCoordinatorConfig.java
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ public abstract class IndexerCoordinatorConfig
   @Default("local")
   public abstract String getStorageImpl();
 
-  @Config("druid.merger.taskDir")
-  public abstract File getBaseTaskDir();
-
   @Config("druid.merger.whitelist.enabled")
   @Default("false")
   public abstract boolean isWhitelistEnabled();
@@ -63,10 +60,6 @@ public abstract class IndexerCoordinatorConfig
   @Default("")
   public abstract String getWhitelistDatasourcesString();
 
-  public File getTaskDir(final Task task) {
-    return new File(getBaseTaskDir(), task.getId());
-  }
-
   public Set<String> getWhitelistDatasources()
   {
     if(whitelistDatasources == null) {
@@ -80,10 +73,6 @@ public abstract class IndexerCoordinatorConfig
     return whitelistDatasources;
   }
 
-  @Config("druid.merger.rowFlushBoundary")
-  @Default("500000")
-  public abstract long getRowFlushBoundary();
-
   @Config("druid.indexer.strategy")
   @Default("noop")
   public abstract String getStrategyImpl();
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
index 3d03d7e10b8..3d084d60712 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import com.metamx.druid.loading.S3SegmentPusherConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentPusher;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.TaskToolbox;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.IndexerZkConfig;
+import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.TaskConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.index.StaticS3FirehoseFactory;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.DbTaskStorage;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.LocalTaskRunner;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
   private DbConnectorConfig dbConnectorConfig = null;
   private DBI dbi = null;
   private IndexerCoordinatorConfig config = null;
+  private TaskConfig taskConfig = null;
   private TaskToolbox taskToolbox = null;
   private MergerDBCoordinator mergerDBCoordinator = null;
   private TaskStorage taskStorage = null;
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
     initializeMonitors();
     initializeDB();
     initializeIndexerCoordinatorConfig();
+    initializeTaskConfig();
     initializeMergeDBCoordinator();
     initializeTaskToolbox();
     initializeTaskStorage();
@@ -409,6 +412,13 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
     }
   }
 
+  private void initializeTaskConfig()
+  {
+    if (taskConfig == null) {
+      taskConfig = configFactory.build(TaskConfig.class);
+    }
+  }
+
   public void initializeTaskToolbox() throws S3ServiceException
   {
     if (taskToolbox == null) {
@@ -426,7 +436,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
       final SegmentKiller segmentKiller = new S3SegmentKiller(
           s3Client
       );
-      taskToolbox = new TaskToolbox(config, emitter, s3Client, segmentPusher, segmentKiller, jsonMapper);
+      taskToolbox = new TaskToolbox(taskConfig, emitter, s3Client, segmentPusher, segmentKiller, jsonMapper);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
index 2ee0a1ecaff..14c8e73ac1f 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentKiller;
 import com.metamx.druid.loading.SegmentPusher;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.TaskToolbox;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.IndexerZkConfig;
+import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.TaskConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.index.StaticS3FirehoseFactory;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.config.IndexerCoordinatorConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.worker.TaskMonitor;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class WorkerNode extends RegisteringNode
 
   private List<Monitor> monitors = null;
   private ServiceEmitter emitter = null;
-  private IndexerCoordinatorConfig coordinatorConfig = null; // TODO needed for task toolbox, but shouldn't be
+  private TaskConfig taskConfig = null;
   private WorkerConfig workerConfig = null;
   private TaskToolbox taskToolbox = null;
   private CuratorFramework curatorFramework = null;
@@ -272,8 +273,8 @@ public class WorkerNode extends RegisteringNode
 
   private void initializeMergerConfig()
   {
-    if (coordinatorConfig == null) {
-      coordinatorConfig = configFactory.build(IndexerCoordinatorConfig.class);
+    if (taskConfig == null) {
+      taskConfig = configFactory.build(TaskConfig.class);
     }
 
     if (workerConfig == null) {
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ public class WorkerNode extends RegisteringNode
       final SegmentKiller segmentKiller = new S3SegmentKiller(
           s3Client
       );
-      taskToolbox = new TaskToolbox(coordinatorConfig, emitter, s3Client, segmentPusher, segmentKiller, jsonMapper);
+      taskToolbox = new TaskToolbox(taskConfig, emitter, s3Client, segmentPusher, segmentKiller, jsonMapper);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/merger/src/test/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunnerTest.java b/merger/src/test/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunnerTest.java
index b8620eb42df..ec53b0257b6 100644
--- a/merger/src/test/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunnerTest.java
+++ b/merger/src/test/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunnerTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.TaskCallback;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.TaskStatus;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.TaskToolbox;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.IndexerZkConfig;
+import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config.TaskConfig;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.task.DefaultMergeTask;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.common.task.Task;
 import com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.config.IndexerCoordinatorConfig;
@@ -277,38 +278,8 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunnerTest
         cf,
         workerCuratorCoordinator,
         new TaskToolbox(
-            new IndexerCoordinatorConfig()
+            new TaskConfig()
             {
-              @Override
-              public String getServerName()
-              {
-                return "worker1";
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public String getLeaderLatchPath()
-              {
-                return null;
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public int getNumLocalThreads()
-              {
-                return 1;
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public String getRunnerImpl()
-              {
-                return null;
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public String getStorageImpl()
-              {
-                return null;
-              }
-
               @Override
               public File getBaseTaskDir()
               {
@@ -320,30 +291,11 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunnerTest
                 }
               }
 
-              @Override
-              public boolean isWhitelistEnabled()
-              {
-                return false;
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public String getWhitelistDatasourcesString()
-              {
-                return null;
-              }
-
               @Override
               public long getRowFlushBoundary()
               {
                 return 0;
               }
-
-
-              @Override
-              public String getStrategyImpl()
-              {
-                return null;
-              }
             }, null, null, null, null, jsonMapper
         ),
         Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()