diff --git a/client/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/initialization/ZkPathsConfig.java b/client/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/initialization/ZkPathsConfig.java
index 7f7fa19b43e..2f04e61b309 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/initialization/ZkPathsConfig.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/initialization/ZkPathsConfig.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.metamx.druid.initialization;
 
+import org.apache.curator.utils.ZKPaths;
 import org.skife.config.Config;
 
 public abstract class ZkPathsConfig
@@ -56,7 +57,32 @@ public abstract class ZkPathsConfig
     return defaultPath("master");
   }
 
-  private String defaultPath(final String subPath) {
-    return String.format("%s/%s", getZkBasePath(), subPath);
+  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.announcementsPath")
+  public String getIndexerAnnouncementPath()
+  {
+    return defaultPath("indexer/announcements");
+  }
+
+  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.tasksPath")
+  public String getIndexerTaskPath()
+  {
+    return defaultPath("indexer/tasks");
+  }
+
+  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.statusPath")
+  public String getIndexerStatusPath()
+  {
+    return defaultPath("indexer/status");
+  }
+
+  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.leaderLatchPath")
+  public String getIndexerLeaderLatchPath()
+  {
+    return defaultPath("indexer/leaderLatchPath");
+  }
+
+  private String defaultPath(final String subPath)
+  {
+    return ZKPaths.makePath(getZkBasePath(), subPath);
   }
 }
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/IndexerZkConfig.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/IndexerZkConfig.java
index 92cc8393f15..d85f53e4350 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/IndexerZkConfig.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/config/IndexerZkConfig.java
@@ -19,22 +19,14 @@
 
 package com.metamx.druid.merger.common.config;
 
+import com.metamx.druid.initialization.ZkPathsConfig;
 import org.skife.config.Config;
 import org.skife.config.Default;
 
 /**
  */
-public abstract class IndexerZkConfig
+public abstract class IndexerZkConfig extends ZkPathsConfig
 {
-  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.announcementsPath")
-  public abstract String getAnnouncementPath();
-
-  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.tasksPath")
-  public abstract String getTaskPath();
-
-  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.statusPath")
-  public abstract String getStatusPath();
-
   @Config("druid.zk.maxNumBytes")
   @Default("512000")
   public abstract long getMaxNumBytes();
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
index 9388d3ff0fa..f8d71836624 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogProvider
   private void cleanup(final String workerId, final String taskId)
   {
     runningTasks.remove(taskId);
-    final String statusPath = JOINER.join(config.getStatusPath(), workerId, taskId);
+    final String statusPath = JOINER.join(config.getIndexerStatusPath(), workerId, taskId);
     try {
       cf.delete().guaranteed().forPath(statusPath);
     }
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogProvider
       .withMode(CreateMode.EPHEMERAL)
       .forPath(
           JOINER.join(
-              config.getTaskPath(),
+              config.getIndexerTaskPath(),
               theWorker.getHost(),
               task.getId()
           ),
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogProvider
   private void addWorker(final Worker worker)
   {
     try {
-      final String workerStatusPath = JOINER.join(config.getStatusPath(), worker.getHost());
+      final String workerStatusPath = JOINER.join(config.getIndexerStatusPath(), worker.getHost());
       final PathChildrenCache statusCache = new PathChildrenCache(cf, workerStatusPath, true);
       final ZkWorker zkWorker = new ZkWorker(
           worker,
@@ -626,18 +626,18 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogProvider
       try {
         Set<String> tasksToRetry = Sets.newHashSet(
             cf.getChildren()
-              .forPath(JOINER.join(config.getTaskPath(), worker.getHost()))
+              .forPath(JOINER.join(config.getIndexerTaskPath(), worker.getHost()))
         );
         tasksToRetry.addAll(
             cf.getChildren()
-              .forPath(JOINER.join(config.getStatusPath(), worker.getHost()))
+              .forPath(JOINER.join(config.getIndexerStatusPath(), worker.getHost()))
         );
         log.info("%s has %d tasks to retry", worker.getHost(), tasksToRetry.size());
 
         for (String taskId : tasksToRetry) {
           TaskRunnerWorkItem taskRunnerWorkItem = runningTasks.get(taskId);
           if (taskRunnerWorkItem != null) {
-            String taskPath = JOINER.join(config.getTaskPath(), worker.getHost(), taskId);
+            String taskPath = JOINER.join(config.getIndexerTaskPath(), worker.getHost(), taskId);
             if (cf.checkExists().forPath(taskPath) != null) {
               cf.delete().guaranteed().forPath(taskPath);
             }
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/TaskMasterLifecycle.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/TaskMasterLifecycle.java
index 68ded354100..c00df6bf252 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/TaskMasterLifecycle.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/TaskMasterLifecycle.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class TaskMasterLifecycle
     this.taskActionClientFactory = taskActionClientFactory;
 
     this.leaderSelector = new LeaderSelector(
-        curator, indexerCoordinatorConfig.getLeaderLatchPath(), new LeaderSelectorListener()
+        curator, indexerCoordinatorConfig.getIndexerLeaderLatchPath(), new LeaderSelectorListener()
     {
       @Override
       public void takeLeadership(CuratorFramework client) throws Exception
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 bdf1b8a480f..88d00b42500 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
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.metamx.druid.merger.coordinator.config;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.metamx.druid.initialization.ZkPathsConfig;
 import org.skife.config.Config;
 import org.skife.config.Default;
 import org.skife.config.DefaultNull;
@@ -29,16 +30,13 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  */
-public abstract class IndexerCoordinatorConfig
+public abstract class IndexerCoordinatorConfig extends ZkPathsConfig
 {
   private volatile Set<String> whitelistDatasources = null;
 
   @Config("druid.host")
   public abstract String getServerName();
 
-  @Config("druid.zk.paths.indexer.leaderLatchPath")
-  public abstract String getLeaderLatchPath();
-
   @Config("druid.merger.threads")
   @Default("1")
   public abstract int getNumLocalThreads();
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 931f8779cf4..8a854499cfa 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
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends QueryableNode<IndexerCoordinatorNode
                 getJsonMapper(),
                 getConfigFactory().build(RemoteTaskRunnerConfig.class),
                 curator,
-                new PathChildrenCache(curator, indexerZkConfig.getAnnouncementPath(), true),
+                new PathChildrenCache(curator, indexerZkConfig.getIndexerAnnouncementPath(), true),
                 retryScheduledExec,
                 new RetryPolicyFactory(
                     getConfigFactory().buildWithReplacements(
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/WorkerCuratorCoordinator.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/WorkerCuratorCoordinator.java
index faaa5b29075..55921b06410 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/WorkerCuratorCoordinator.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/WorkerCuratorCoordinator.java
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public class WorkerCuratorCoordinator
     this.worker = worker;
     this.config = config;
 
-    this.baseAnnouncementsPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getAnnouncementPath(), worker.getHost()));
-    this.baseTaskPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getTaskPath(), worker.getHost()));
-    this.baseStatusPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getStatusPath(), worker.getHost()));
+    this.baseAnnouncementsPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getIndexerAnnouncementPath(), worker.getHost()));
+    this.baseTaskPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getIndexerTaskPath(), worker.getHost()));
+    this.baseStatusPath = getPath(Arrays.asList(config.getIndexerStatusPath(), worker.getHost()));
   }
 
   @LifecycleStart
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 732f0198c53..f97a39d60d3 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
@@ -252,23 +252,29 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunnerTest
         new IndexerZkConfig()
         {
           @Override
-          public String getAnnouncementPath()
+          public String getIndexerAnnouncementPath()
           {
             return announcementsPath;
           }
 
           @Override
-          public String getTaskPath()
+          public String getIndexerTaskPath()
           {
             return tasksPath;
           }
 
           @Override
-          public String getStatusPath()
+          public String getIndexerStatusPath()
           {
             return statusPath;
           }
 
+          @Override
+          public String getZkBasePath()
+          {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+          }
+
           @Override
           public long getMaxNumBytes()
           {
@@ -375,23 +381,29 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunnerTest
   private static class TestRemoteTaskRunnerConfig extends RemoteTaskRunnerConfig
   {
     @Override
-    public String getAnnouncementPath()
+    public String getIndexerAnnouncementPath()
     {
       return announcementsPath;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getTaskPath()
+    public String getIndexerTaskPath()
     {
       return tasksPath;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getStatusPath()
+    public String getIndexerStatusPath()
     {
       return statusPath;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getZkBasePath()
+    {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Duration getTaskAssignmentTimeoutDuration()
     {