diff --git a/sf-stream/include/ZmqLiveSender.hpp b/sf-stream/include/ZmqLiveSender.hpp
index 96e5424..4a0e02d 100644
--- a/sf-stream/include/ZmqLiveSender.hpp
+++ b/sf-stream/include/ZmqLiveSender.hpp
@@ -2,32 +2,13 @@
 #define SF_DAQ_BUFFER_ZMQLIVESENDER_HPP
 
 #include <string>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <rapidjson/istreamwrapper.h>
-#include <rapidjson/document.h>
-#include <rapidjson/stringbuffer.h>
-#include <rapidjson/writer.h>
-
 #include "formats.hpp"
+#include "BufferUtils.hpp"
 
 
-struct LiveStreamConfig {
-    const std::string streamvis_address;
-    const int reduction_factor_streamvis;
-    const std::string live_analysis_address;
-    const int reduction_factor_live_analysis;
-    const std::string PEDE_FILENAME;
-    const std::string GAIN_FILENAME;
-    const std::string DETECTOR_NAME;
-    const int n_modules;
-    const std::string pulse_address;
-};
-
-LiveStreamConfig read_json_config(const std::string filename);
-
 class ZmqLiveSender {
     const void* ctx_;
-    const LiveStreamConfig config_;
+    const BufferUtils::DetectorConfig config_;
 
     void* socket_streamvis_;
     void* socket_live_;
@@ -35,7 +16,7 @@ class ZmqLiveSender {
 
 public:
     ZmqLiveSender(void* ctx,
-                  const LiveStreamConfig& config);
+                  const BufferUtils::DetectorConfig& config);
     ~ZmqLiveSender();
 
     void send(const ImageMetadata& meta, const char* data);
diff --git a/sf-stream/src/ZmqLiveSender.cpp b/sf-stream/src/ZmqLiveSender.cpp
index d71485e..cf0ee64 100644
--- a/sf-stream/src/ZmqLiveSender.cpp
+++ b/sf-stream/src/ZmqLiveSender.cpp
@@ -3,33 +3,16 @@
 
 #include "zmq.h"
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <rapidjson/document.h>
+#include <rapidjson/stringbuffer.h>
+#include <rapidjson/writer.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace stream_config;
 
-LiveStreamConfig read_json_config(const std::string filename)
-{
-    std::ifstream ifs(filename);
-    rapidjson::IStreamWrapper isw(ifs);
-    rapidjson::Document config_parameters;
-    config_parameters.ParseStream(isw);
-
-    return {
-            config_parameters["streamvis_stream"].GetString(),
-            config_parameters["streamvis_rate"].GetInt(),
-            config_parameters["live_stream"].GetString(),
-            config_parameters["live_rate"].GetInt(),
-            config_parameters["pedestal_file"].GetString(),
-            config_parameters["gain_file"].GetString(),
-            config_parameters["detector_name"].GetString(),
-            config_parameters["n_modules"].GetInt(),
-            "tcp://127.0.0.1:51234"
-    };
-}
-
 ZmqLiveSender::ZmqLiveSender(
         void* ctx,
-        const LiveStreamConfig& config) :
+        const BufferUtils::DetectorConfig& config) :
             ctx_(ctx),
             config_(config)
 {
diff --git a/sf-stream/src/main.cpp b/sf-stream/src/main.cpp
index 9a5bcdd..8adb1f3 100644
--- a/sf-stream/src/main.cpp
+++ b/sf-stream/src/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <zmq.h>
 #include <RamBuffer.hpp>
+#include <BufferUtils.hpp>
 
 #include "buffer_config.hpp"
 #include "stream_config.hpp"
@@ -17,17 +18,16 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     if (argc != 2) {
         cout << endl;
         cout << "Usage: sf_stream ";
-        cout << " [config_json_file]";
+        cout << " [detector_json_filename]";
         cout << endl;
-        cout << "\tconfig_json_file: json file with the configuration "
-                "parameters(detector name, number of modules, pedestal and "
-                "gain files" << endl;
+        cout << "\tdetector_json_filename: json file with the configuration "
+                "of the detector." << endl;
         cout << endl;
 
         exit(-1);
     }
 
-    auto config = read_json_config(string(argv[1]));
+    auto config = BufferUtils::read_json_config(string(argv[1]));
     string RECV_IPC_URL = BUFFER_LIVE_IPC_URL + config.DETECTOR_NAME + "-";
 
     auto ctx = zmq_ctx_new();