diff --git a/copr_backend/helpers.py b/copr_backend/helpers.py
index df2819e0..c85c7396 100644
--- a/copr_backend/helpers.py
+++ b/copr_backend/helpers.py
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ class BackendConfigReader(object):
         opts.redis_port = _get_conf(
             cp, "backend", "redis_port", "6379")

+        opts.redis_pwd = _get_conf(
+            cp, "backend", "redis_password", None)
+
         opts.redis_db = _get_conf(
             cp, "backend", "redis_db", "0")


@@ -416,6 +416,19 @@ class BackendConfigReader(object):
         opts.aws_cloudfront_distribution = _get_conf(
             cp, "backend", "aws_cloudfront_distribution", None)

+        opts.message = Munch()
+        opts.message.bootstrap_servers = _get_conf(
+            cp, "message", "bootstrap_servers", None)
+
+        opts.message.user_name = _get_conf(
+            cp, "message", "user_name", None)
+
+        opts.message.password = _get_conf(
+            cp, "message", "password", None)
+
+        opts.message.topic = _get_conf(
+            cp, "message", "topic", None)
+
         # ssh options
         opts.ssh = Munch()
         opts.ssh.builder_config = _get_conf(