diff --git a/framework/config/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java b/framework/config/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
index 26292b757e5..e4029888007 100644
--- a/framework/config/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
+++ b/framework/config/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.impl.ConfigurationVO;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import com.cloud.utils.component.ComponentLifecycle;
 import com.cloud.utils.crypt.DBEncryptionUtil;
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 
+@Component
 @Local(value = {ConfigurationDao.class})
 public class ConfigurationDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<ConfigurationVO, String> implements ConfigurationDao {
     private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(ConfigurationDaoImpl.class);
diff --git a/usage/resources/usageApplicationContext.xml b/usage/resources/usageApplicationContext.xml
index fc67e0ad32a..f39127b2dc2 100644
--- a/usage/resources/usageApplicationContext.xml
+++ b/usage/resources/usageApplicationContext.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                       http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd">                     
 
   <context:annotation-config />
-  <context:component-scan base-package="com.cloud.usage, com.cloud.event.dao, com.cloud.user.dao, com.cloud.configuration.dao, com.cloud.alert.dao, com.cloud.domain.dao">
+  <context:component-scan base-package="com.cloud.usage, com.cloud.event.dao, com.cloud.user.dao, com.cloud.configuration.dao, com.cloud.alert.dao, com.cloud.domain.dao, org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.dao">
   	<context:exclude-filter type="assignable" expression="com.cloud.usage.UsageServiceImpl"/>
   </context:component-scan>