diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/api/v1.rb b/lib/vmpooler/api/v1.rb
index 797ce7e..fcac1c2 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/api/v1.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/api/v1.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ module Vmpooler
 
       pool_index = pool_index(pools)
       pools_updated = 0
+      sync_pool_sizes
 
       payload.each do |poolname, size|
         unless pools[pool_index[poolname]]['size'] == size.to_i
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ module Vmpooler
 
       pool_index = pool_index(pools)
       pools_updated = 0
+      sync_pool_templates
 
       payload.each do |poolname, template|
         unless pools[pool_index[poolname]]['template'] == template
@@ -158,6 +160,34 @@ module Vmpooler
       result
     end
 
+    def sync_pool_templates
+      pool_index = pool_index(pools)
+      template_configs = backend.hgetall('vmpooler__config__template')
+      unless template_configs.nil?
+        template_configs.each do |poolname, template|
+          if pool_index.include? poolname
+            unless pools[pool_index[poolname]]['template'] == template
+              pools[pool_index[poolname]]['template'] = template
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def sync_pool_sizes
+      pool_index = pool_index(pools)
+      poolsize_configs = backend.hgetall('vmpooler__config__poolsize')
+      unless poolsize_configs.nil?
+        poolsize_configs.each do |poolname, size|
+          if pool_index.include? poolname
+            unless pools[pool_index[poolname]]['size'] == size.to_i
+              pools[pool_index[poolname]]['size'] == size.to_i
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     # Provide run-time statistics
     #
     # Example:
@@ -234,6 +264,8 @@ module Vmpooler
         }
       }
 
+      sync_pool_sizes
+
       result[:capacity] = get_capacity_metrics(pools, backend) unless views and not views.include?("capacity")
       result[:queue] = get_queue_metrics(pools, backend) unless views and not views.include?("queue")
       result[:clone] = get_task_metrics(backend, 'clone', Date.today.to_s) unless views and not views.include?("clone")
@@ -864,6 +896,9 @@ module Vmpooler
       status 404
 
       if pools
+        sync_pool_sizes
+        sync_pool_templates
+
         result = {
           pool_configuration: pools,
           status: {
diff --git a/spec/integration/api/v1/config_spec.rb b/spec/integration/api/v1/config_spec.rb
index c0973de..010fde9 100644
--- a/spec/integration/api/v1/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/api/v1/config_spec.rb
@@ -18,24 +18,25 @@ describe Vmpooler::API::V1 do
     Vmpooler::API
   end
 
+  let(:config) {
+    {
+      config: {
+        'site_name' => 'test pooler',
+        'vm_lifetime_auth' => 2,
+      },
+      pools: [
+        {'name' => 'pool1', 'size' => 5, 'template' => 'templates/pool1'},
+        {'name' => 'pool2', 'size' => 10}
+      ],
+      statsd: { 'prefix' => 'stats_prefix'},
+      alias: { 'poolone' => 'pool1' },
+      pool_names: [ 'pool1', 'pool2', 'poolone' ]
+    }
+  }
+
   describe '/config/pooltemplate' do
     let(:prefix) { '/api/v1' }
     let(:metrics) { Vmpooler::DummyStatsd.new }
-    let(:config) {
-      {
-        config: {
-          'site_name' => 'test pooler',
-          'vm_lifetime_auth' => 2,
-        },
-        pools: [
-          {'name' => 'pool1', 'size' => 5, 'template' => 'templates/pool1'},
-          {'name' => 'pool2', 'size' => 10}
-        ],
-        statsd: { 'prefix' => 'stats_prefix'},
-        alias: { 'poolone' => 'pool1' },
-        pool_names: [ 'pool1', 'pool2', 'poolone' ]
-      }
-    }
 
     let(:current_time) { Time.now }
 
@@ -170,15 +171,6 @@ describe Vmpooler::API::V1 do
 
     describe 'GET /config' do
       let(:prefix) { '/api/v1' }
-      let(:config) {
-        {
-          config: {},
-          pools: [
-            {'name' => 'pool1', 'size' => 5, 'template' => 'templates/pool1'},
-            {'name' => 'pool2', 'size' => 10}
-          ],
-        }
-      }
 
       it 'returns pool configuration when set' do
         get "#{prefix}/config"