diff --git a/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py b/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py
index bcb2e5c..e69de29 100644
--- a/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# standard imports
-import os
-
-# local imports
-from .arg import process_flags
-from .config import process_config
-
-
-__script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__script_dir), 'data')
-config_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, 'config')
diff --git a/chainqueue/cli/arg.py b/chainqueue/cli/arg.py
index 4f73e2e..9907b97 100644
--- a/chainqueue/cli/arg.py
+++ b/chainqueue/cli/arg.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-def process_flags(argparser, flags):
-    argparser.add_argument('--backend', type=str, help='Backend to use for state store')
-    argparser.add_argument('--tx-digest-size', dest='tx_digest_size', type=str, help='Size of transaction hash in bytes')
-    argparser.add_argument('--state-dir', dest='state_dir', type=str, help='Directory to store queuer state in')
+def apply_flag(flag):
+    flag.add('queue')
+    return flag
+
+
+def apply_arg(arg): 
+    arg.add_long('tx-digest-size', 'queue', type=int, help='Size of transaction hash in bytes')
+    return arg
diff --git a/chainqueue/settings.py b/chainqueue/settings.py
index 712a6ae..bd90604 100644
--- a/chainqueue/settings.py
+++ b/chainqueue/settings.py
@@ -15,19 +15,14 @@ def process_queue_tx(settings, config):
     return settings
 
 
-def process_queue_backend(settings, config):
-    settings.set('QUEUE_BACKEND', config.get('QUEUE_BACKEND'))
-    return settings
-
-
 def process_queue_store(settings, config):
-    status = Status(settings.o['QUEUE_STORE_FACTORY'], allow_invalid=True)
-    settings.set('QUEUE_STATE_STORE'], status)
+    status = Status(settings.get('QUEUE_STORE_FACTORY'), allow_invalid=True)
+    settings.set('QUEUE_STATE_STORE', status)
     store = Store(
-        settings.o['CHAIN_SPEC'],
-        settings.o['QUEUE_STATE_STORE'],
-        settings.o['QUEUE_INDEX_STORE'],
-        settings.o['QUEUE_COUNTER_STORE'],
+        settings.get('CHAIN_SPEC'),
+        settings.get('QUEUE_STATE_STORE'),
+        settings.get('QUEUE_INDEX_STORE'),
+        settings.get('QUEUE_COUNTER_STORE'),
         sync=True,
         )
     settings.set('QUEUE_STORE', store)
@@ -37,15 +32,15 @@ def process_queue_store(settings, config):
 def process_queue_paths(settings, config):
     index_dir = config.get('QUEUE_INDEX_PATH')
     if index_dir == None:
-        index_dir = os.path.join(config.get('QUEUE_STATE_PATH'), 'tx')
+        index_dir = os.path.join(config.get('STATE_PATH'), 'tx')
 
     counter_dir = config.get('QUEUE_COUNTER_PATH')
     if counter_dir == None:
-        counter_dir = os.path.join(config.get('QUEUE_STATE_PATH'))
+        counter_dir = os.path.join(config.get('STATE_PATH'))
 
-    settings.set('QUEUE_STATE_PATH', config.get('QUEUE_STATE_PATH'))
+    settings.set('QUEUE_STATE_PATH', config.get('STATE_PATH'))
     settings.set('QUEUE_INDEX_PATH', index_dir)
-    settings.set('QUEUE_COUNTER_PATH'], counter_dir)
+    settings.set('QUEUE_COUNTER_PATH', counter_dir)
     return settings