diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index c1173cc4..c2e4b5ed 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -262,48 +262,40 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	// Set the client
 	if name := ctx.String("client"); len(name) > 0 {
-		if cl, ok := c.opts.Clients[name]; ok {
+		// only change if we have the client and type differs
+		if cl, ok := c.opts.Clients[name]; ok && (*c.opts.Client).String() != name {
 			*c.opts.Client = cl()
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Set the server
 	if name := ctx.String("server"); len(name) > 0 {
-		if s, ok := c.opts.Servers[name]; ok {
+		// only change if we have the server and type differs
+		if s, ok := c.opts.Servers[name]; ok && (*c.opts.Server).String() != name {
 			*c.opts.Server = s()
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Set the broker
-	if name := ctx.String("broker"); len(name) > 0 || len(ctx.String("broker_address")) > 0 {
-		if len(name) == 0 {
-			name = defaultBroker
-		}
-
-		if b, ok := c.opts.Brokers[name]; ok {
-			n := b(broker.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("broker_address"), ",")...))
-			*c.opts.Broker = n
-		} else {
+	if name := ctx.String("broker"); len(name) > 0 && (*c.opts.Broker).String() != name {
+		b, ok := c.opts.Brokers[name]
+		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Broker %s not found", name)
 		}
 
+		*c.opts.Broker = b()
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Broker(*c.opts.Broker))
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.Broker(*c.opts.Broker))
 	}
 
 	// Set the registry
-	if name := ctx.String("registry"); len(name) > 0 || len(ctx.String("registry_address")) > 0 {
-		if len(name) == 0 {
-			name = defaultRegistry
-		}
-
-		if r, ok := c.opts.Registries[name]; ok {
-			n := r(registry.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("registry_address"), ",")...))
-			*c.opts.Registry = n
-		} else {
+	if name := ctx.String("registry"); len(name) > 0 && (*c.opts.Registry).String() != name {
+		r, ok := c.opts.Registries[name]
+		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Registry %s not found", name)
 		}
 
+		*c.opts.Registry = r()
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Registry(*c.opts.Registry))
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.Registry(*c.opts.Registry))
 
@@ -314,31 +306,26 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Set the selector
-	if name := ctx.String("selector"); len(name) > 0 {
-		if s, ok := c.opts.Selectors[name]; ok {
-			n := s(selector.Registry(*c.opts.Registry))
-			*c.opts.Selector = n
-		} else {
+	if name := ctx.String("selector"); len(name) > 0 && (*c.opts.Selector).String() != name {
+		s, ok := c.opts.Selectors[name]
+		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Selector %s not found", name)
 		}
 
+		*c.opts.Selector = s(selector.Registry(*c.opts.Registry))
+
 		// No server option here. Should there be?
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.Selector(*c.opts.Selector))
 	}
 
 	// Set the transport
-	if name := ctx.String("transport"); len(name) > 0 || len(ctx.String("transport_address")) > 0 {
-		if len(name) == 0 {
-			name = defaultTransport
-		}
-
-		if t, ok := c.opts.Transports[name]; ok {
-			n := t(transport.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("transport_address"), ",")...))
-			*c.opts.Transport = n
-		} else {
+	if name := ctx.String("transport"); len(name) > 0 && (*c.opts.Transport).String() != name {
+		t, ok := c.opts.Transports[name]
+		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Transport %s not found", name)
 		}
 
+		*c.opts.Transport = t()
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Transport(*c.opts.Transport))
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.Transport(*c.opts.Transport))
 	}
@@ -359,6 +346,18 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Metadata(metadata))
 	}
 
+	if len(ctx.String("broker_address")) > 0 {
+		(*c.opts.Broker).Init(broker.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("broker_address"), ",")...))
+	}
+
+	if len(ctx.String("registry_address")) > 0 {
+		(*c.opts.Registry).Init(registry.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("registry_address"), ",")...))
+	}
+
+	if len(ctx.String("transport_address")) > 0 {
+		(*c.opts.Transport).Init(transport.Addrs(strings.Split(ctx.String("transport_address"), ",")...))
+	}
+
 	if len(ctx.String("server_name")) > 0 {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Name(ctx.String("server_name")))
 	}
diff --git a/registry/consul_registry.go b/registry/consul_registry.go
index 751e6998..e8de9ead 100644
--- a/registry/consul_registry.go
+++ b/registry/consul_registry.go
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ type consulRegistry struct {
 	register map[string]uint64
 }
 
+func getDeregisterTTL(t time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	// splay slightly for the watcher?
+	splay := time.Second * 5
+	deregTTL := t + splay
+
+	// consul has a minimum timeout on deregistration of 1 minute.
+	if t < time.Minute {
+		deregTTL = time.Minute + splay
+	}
+
+	return deregTTL
+}
+
 func newTransport(config *tls.Config) *http.Transport {
 	if config == nil {
 		config = &tls.Config{
@@ -48,32 +61,31 @@ func newTransport(config *tls.Config) *http.Transport {
 	return t
 }
 
-func newConsulRegistry(opts ...Option) Registry {
-	var options Options
+func configure(c *consulRegistry, opts ...Option) {
+	// set opts
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&options)
+		o(&c.opts)
 	}
 
 	// use default config
 	config := consul.DefaultConfig()
-	connect := false
 
-	if options.Context != nil {
+	if c.opts.Context != nil {
 		// Use the consul config passed in the options, if available
-		if c, ok := options.Context.Value("consul_config").(*consul.Config); ok {
-			config = c
+		if co, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_config").(*consul.Config); ok {
+			config = co
 		}
-		if cn, ok := options.Context.Value("consul_connect").(bool); ok {
-			connect = cn
+		if cn, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_connect").(bool); ok {
+			c.connect = cn
 		}
 	}
 
 	// check if there are any addrs
-	if len(options.Addrs) > 0 {
-		addr, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(options.Addrs[0])
+	if len(c.opts.Addrs) > 0 {
+		addr, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(c.opts.Addrs[0])
 		if ae, ok := err.(*net.AddrError); ok && ae.Err == "missing port in address" {
 			port = "8500"
-			addr = options.Addrs[0]
+			addr = c.opts.Addrs[0]
 			config.Address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", addr, port)
 		} else if err == nil {
 			config.Address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", addr, port)
@@ -81,35 +93,43 @@ func newConsulRegistry(opts ...Option) Registry {
 	}
 
 	// requires secure connection?
-	if options.Secure || options.TLSConfig != nil {
+	if c.opts.Secure || c.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
 		if config.HttpClient == nil {
 			config.HttpClient = new(http.Client)
 		}
 
 		config.Scheme = "https"
 		// We're going to support InsecureSkipVerify
-		config.HttpClient.Transport = newTransport(options.TLSConfig)
+		config.HttpClient.Transport = newTransport(c.opts.TLSConfig)
+	}
+
+	// set timeout
+	if c.opts.Timeout > 0 {
+		config.HttpClient.Timeout = c.opts.Timeout
 	}
 
 	// create the client
 	client, _ := consul.NewClient(config)
 
-	// set timeout
-	if options.Timeout > 0 {
-		config.HttpClient.Timeout = options.Timeout
-	}
+	// set address/client
+	c.Address = config.Address
+	c.Client = client
+}
 
+func newConsulRegistry(opts ...Option) Registry {
 	cr := &consulRegistry{
-		Address:  config.Address,
-		Client:   client,
-		opts:     options,
+		opts:     Options{},
 		register: make(map[string]uint64),
-		connect:  connect,
 	}
-
+	configure(cr, opts...)
 	return cr
 }
 
+func (c *consulRegistry) Init(opts ...Option) error {
+	configure(c, opts...)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *consulRegistry) Deregister(s *Service) error {
 	if len(s.Nodes) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Require at least one node")
@@ -124,19 +144,6 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) Deregister(s *Service) error {
 	return c.Client.Agent().ServiceDeregister(node.Id)
 }
 
-func getDeregisterTTL(t time.Duration) time.Duration {
-	// splay slightly for the watcher?
-	splay := time.Second * 5
-	deregTTL := t + splay
-
-	// consul has a minimum timeout on deregistration of 1 minute.
-	if t < time.Minute {
-		deregTTL = time.Minute + splay
-	}
-
-	return deregTTL
-}
-
 func (c *consulRegistry) Register(s *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error {
 	if len(s.Nodes) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Require at least one node")
diff --git a/registry/mdns/mdns.go b/registry/mdns/mdns.go
index 1b942875..6ff6ad10 100644
--- a/registry/mdns/mdns.go
+++ b/registry/mdns/mdns.go
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ func newRegistry(opts ...registry.Option) registry.Registry {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *mdnsRegistry) Init(opts ...registry.Option) error {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&m.opts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *mdnsRegistry) Options() registry.Options {
+	return m.opts
+}
+
 func (m *mdnsRegistry) Register(service *registry.Service, opts ...registry.RegisterOption) error {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
@@ -322,10 +333,6 @@ func (m *mdnsRegistry) String() string {
 	return "mdns"
 }
 
-func (m *mdnsRegistry) Options() registry.Options {
-	return m.opts
-}
-
 func NewRegistry(opts ...registry.Option) registry.Registry {
 	return newRegistry(opts...)
 }
diff --git a/registry/mock/mock.go b/registry/mock/mock.go
index 1c248b3e..bd467be6 100644
--- a/registry/mock/mock.go
+++ b/registry/mock/mock.go
@@ -99,11 +99,15 @@ func (m *mockRegistry) String() string {
 	return "mock"
 }
 
+func (m *mockRegistry) Init(opts ...registry.Option) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *mockRegistry) Options() registry.Options {
 	return registry.Options{}
 }
 
-func NewRegistry() registry.Registry {
+func NewRegistry(opts ...registry.Options) registry.Registry {
 	m := &mockRegistry{Services: make(map[string][]*registry.Service)}
 	m.init()
 	return m
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 489517f5..8cce18db 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import (
 // and an abstraction over varying implementations
 // {consul, etcd, zookeeper, ...}
 type Registry interface {
+	Init(...Option) error
+	Options() Options
 	Register(*Service, ...RegisterOption) error
 	Deregister(*Service) error
 	GetService(string) ([]*Service, error)
 	ListServices() ([]*Service, error)
 	Watch(...WatchOption) (Watcher, error)
 	String() string
-	Options() Options
 }
 
 type Option func(*Options)
diff --git a/transport/http_transport.go b/transport/http_transport.go
index 10fb452e..c18f3561 100644
--- a/transport/http_transport.go
+++ b/transport/http_transport.go
@@ -423,6 +423,17 @@ func (h *httpTransport) Listen(addr string, opts ...ListenOption) (Listener, err
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (h *httpTransport) Init(opts ...Option) error {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&h.opts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpTransport) Options() Options {
+	return h.opts
+}
+
 func (h *httpTransport) String() string {
 	return "http"
 }
diff --git a/transport/mock/mock.go b/transport/mock/mock.go
index d544d96b..594af71f 100644
--- a/transport/mock/mock.go
+++ b/transport/mock/mock.go
@@ -171,6 +171,17 @@ func (m *mockTransport) Listen(addr string, opts ...transport.ListenOption) (tra
 	return listener, nil
 }
 
+func (m *mockTransport) Init(opts ...transport.Option) error {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&m.opts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockTransport) Options() transport.Options {
+	return m.opts
+}
+
 func (m *mockTransport) String() string {
 	return "mock"
 }
diff --git a/transport/transport.go b/transport/transport.go
index 383d5b6f..313a4196 100644
--- a/transport/transport.go
+++ b/transport/transport.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type Listener interface {
 // services. It uses socket send/recv semantics and had various
 // implementations {HTTP, RabbitMQ, NATS, ...}
 type Transport interface {
+	Init(...Option) error
+	Options() Options
 	Dial(addr string, opts ...DialOption) (Client, error)
 	Listen(addr string, opts ...ListenOption) (Listener, error)
 	String() string