diff --git a/octue/cloud/deployment/google/answer_pub_sub_question.py b/octue/cloud/deployment/google/answer_pub_sub_question.py
index 502854a84..1d9416f09 100644
--- a/octue/cloud/deployment/google/answer_pub_sub_question.py
+++ b/octue/cloud/deployment/google/answer_pub_sub_question.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from octue.cloud.events.counter import EventCounter
 from octue.cloud.pub_sub.service import Service
 from octue.cloud.service_id import create_sruid, get_sruid_parts
-from octue.configuration import load_service_and_app_configuration
+from octue.configuration import DEFAULT_SERVICE_CONFIGURATION_PATH, load_service_and_app_configuration
 from octue.resources.service_backends import GCPPubSubBackend
 from octue.runner import Runner
 from octue.utils.objects import get_nested_attribute
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-DEFAULT_SERVICE_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "octue.yaml"
-
-
 def answer_question(question, project_name):
     """Answer a question sent to an app deployed in Google Cloud.
 
diff --git a/octue/cloud/deployment/google/cloud_run/flask_app.py b/octue/cloud/deployment/google/cloud_run/flask_app.py
index 3eb12473a..7cebdea5d 100644
--- a/octue/cloud/deployment/google/cloud_run/flask_app.py
+++ b/octue/cloud/deployment/google/cloud_run/flask_app.py
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 
 from octue.cloud.deployment.google.answer_pub_sub_question import answer_question
 from octue.cloud.pub_sub.bigquery import get_events
-from octue.configuration import ServiceConfiguration
+from octue.configuration import DEFAULT_SERVICE_CONFIGURATION_PATH, ServiceConfiguration
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 
-DEFAULT_SERVICE_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "octue.yaml"
-
-
 @app.route("/", methods=["POST"])
 def index():
     """Receive questions from Google Cloud Run in the form of Google Pub/Sub messages.
diff --git a/octue/configuration.py b/octue/configuration.py
index 53341d638..716f20992 100644
--- a/octue/configuration.py
+++ b/octue/configuration.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+DEFAULT_SERVICE_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "octue.yaml"
+
+
 class ServiceConfiguration:
     """A class containing the details needed to configure a service.