diff --git a/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py b/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
index 6c9ea39e4f..bf3a30b358 100644
--- a/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
+++ b/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
 # License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 
 import logging
-import os
 from threading import Thread
 import time
 
 from odoo.service import server
 from odoo.tools import config
+try:
+    from odoo.addons.server_environment import serv_config
+    if serv_config.has_section('queue_job'):
+        queue_job_config = serv_config['queue_job']
+    else:
+        queue_job_config = {}
+except ImportError:
+    queue_job_config = config.misc.get('queue_job', {})
+
 
 from .runner import QueueJobRunner, _channels
 
@@ -27,23 +35,7 @@ class QueueJobRunnerThread(Thread):
     def __init__(self):
         Thread.__init__(self)
         self.daemon = True
-        scheme = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_SCHEME') or
-                  config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get('scheme'))
-        host = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HOST') or
-                config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get('host') or
-                config['http_interface'])
-        port = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_PORT') or
-                config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get('port') or
-                config['http_port'])
-        user = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HTTP_AUTH_USER') or
-                config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get('http_auth_user'))
-        password = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD') or
-                    config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get('http_auth_password'))
-        self.runner = QueueJobRunner(scheme or 'http',
-                                     host or 'localhost',
-                                     port or 8069,
-                                     user,
-                                     password)
+        self.runner = QueueJobRunner.from_environ_or_config()
 
     def run(self):
         # sleep a bit to let the workers start at ease
diff --git a/queue_job/jobrunner/__main__.py b/queue_job/jobrunner/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f9628c5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/queue_job/jobrunner/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import odoo
+
+from .runner import QueueJobRunner
+
+
+def main():
+    odoo.tools.config.parse_config()
+    runner = QueueJobRunner.from_environ_or_config()
+    runner.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/queue_job/jobrunner/runner.py b/queue_job/jobrunner/runner.py
index 0a633b45e9..e0324d3065 100644
--- a/queue_job/jobrunner/runner.py
+++ b/queue_job/jobrunner/runner.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 
 import odoo
 from odoo.tools import config
-
+from . import queue_job_config
 from .channels import ChannelManager, PENDING, ENQUEUED, NOT_DONE
 
 SELECT_TIMEOUT = 60
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@
 def _channels():
     return (
         os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_CHANNELS') or
-        config.misc.get("queue_job", {}).get("channels") or
-        "root:1"
+        queue_job_config.get("channels") or "root:1"
     )
 
 
@@ -191,8 +190,7 @@ def _connection_info_for(db_name):
 
     for p in ('host', 'port'):
         cfg = (os.environ.get('ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_JOBRUNNER_DB_%s' % p.upper()) or
-               config.misc
-               .get("queue_job", {}).get('jobrunner_db_' + p))
+               queue_job_config.get("jobrunner_db_" + p))
 
         if cfg:
             connection_info[p] = cfg
@@ -361,9 +359,39 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._stop = False
         self._stop_pipe = os.pipe()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_environ_or_config(cls):
+        scheme = os.environ.get("ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_SCHEME") or queue_job_config.get(
+            "scheme"
+        )
+        host = (
+            os.environ.get("ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HOST")
+            or queue_job_config.get("host")
+            or config["http_interface"]
+        )
+        port = (
+            os.environ.get("ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_PORT")
+            or queue_job_config.get("port")
+            or config["http_port"]
+        )
+        user = os.environ.get("ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HTTP_AUTH_USER") or queue_job_config.get(
+            "http_auth_user"
+        )
+        password = os.environ.get(
+            "ODOO_QUEUE_JOB_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD"
+        ) or queue_job_config.get("http_auth_password")
+        runner = cls(
+            scheme=scheme or "http",
+            host=host or "localhost",
+            port=port or 8069,
+            user=user,
+            password=password,
+        )
+        return runner
+
     def get_db_names(self):
-        if odoo.tools.config['db_name']:
-            db_names = odoo.tools.config['db_name'].split(',')
+        if config['db_name']:
+            db_names = config['db_name'].split(',')
         else:
             db_names = odoo.service.db.exp_list(True)
         return db_names