diff --git a/red/api/auth/index.js b/red/api/auth/index.js
index 211a712a7..355226a3f 100644
--- a/red/api/auth/index.js
+++ b/red/api/auth/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var permissions = require("./permissions");
 var theme = require("../editor/theme");
 
 var settings = null;
-var log = null
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 
 
 passport.use(strategies.bearerStrategy.BearerStrategy);
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ var server = oauth2orize.createServer();
 
 server.exchange(oauth2orize.exchange.password(strategies.passwordTokenExchange));
 
-function init(runtime) {
-    settings = runtime.settings;
-    log = runtime.log;
+function init(_settings,storage) {
+    settings = _settings;
     if (settings.adminAuth) {
         Users.init(settings.adminAuth);
-        Tokens.init(settings.adminAuth,runtime.storage);
-        strategies.init(runtime);
+        Tokens.init(settings.adminAuth,storage);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/red/api/auth/strategies.js b/red/api/auth/strategies.js
index 0f5b554e4..e203437d1 100644
--- a/red/api/auth/strategies.js
+++ b/red/api/auth/strategies.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var Users = require("./users");
 var Clients = require("./clients");
 var permissions = require("./permissions");
 
-var log;
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 
 var bearerStrategy = function (accessToken, done) {
     // is this a valid token?
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ AnonymousStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    init: function(runtime) {
-        log = runtime.log;
-    },
     bearerStrategy: bearerStrategy,
     clientPasswordStrategy: clientPasswordStrategy,
     passwordTokenExchange: passwordTokenExchange,
diff --git a/red/api/editor/index.js b/red/api/editor/index.js
index ee992bdf2..d204d9411 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/index.js
+++ b/red/api/editor/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ var nodes = require("../admin/nodes"); // TODO: move /icons into here
 var needsPermission;
 var runtime;
 var runtimeAPI;
-var log;
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+var i18n = require("../../util").i18n; // TODO: separate module
+
 var apiUtil = require("../util");
 
 var ensureRuntimeStarted = function(req,res,next) {
@@ -42,15 +44,16 @@ module.exports = {
     init: function(server, settings, _runtime, _runtimeAPI) {
         runtime = _runtime;
         runtimeAPI = _runtimeAPI;
-        log = runtime.log;
         needsPermission = auth.needsPermission;
         if (!settings.disableEditor) {
             info.init(runtimeAPI);
             comms.init(server,runtime);
 
             var ui = require("./ui");
-            // ui is passed runtime so it get access runtime.nodes.getNodeIconPath
+
+            // TODO: ui is passed runtime so it get access runtime.nodes.getNodeIconPath
             ui.init(runtime);
+
             var editorApp = express();
             if (settings.requireHttps === true) {
                 editorApp.enable('trust proxy');
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     start: function() {
         var catalogPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,"locales"));
-        return runtime.i18n.registerMessageCatalogs([
+        return i18n.registerMessageCatalogs([
             {namespace: "editor",   dir: catalogPath, file:"editor.json"},
             {namespace: "jsonata",  dir: catalogPath, file:"jsonata.json"},
             {namespace: "infotips", dir: catalogPath, file:"infotips.json"}
diff --git a/red/api/index.js b/red/api/index.js
index 7ee242ac9..a46ba6968 100644
--- a/red/api/index.js
+++ b/red/api/index.js
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ var editor;
 function init(_server,settings,runtime,runtimeAPI) {
     server = _server;
     if (settings.httpAdminRoot !== false) {
-        apiUtil.init(runtime);
         adminApp = express();
-        auth.init(runtime);
+        auth.init(settings,runtime.storage);
 
         var maxApiRequestSize = settings.apiMaxLength || '5mb';
         adminApp.use(bodyParser.json({limit:maxApiRequestSize}));
diff --git a/red/api/util.js b/red/api/util.js
index 4a160a23d..6a6d97e1d 100644
--- a/red/api/util.js
+++ b/red/api/util.js
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@
  **/
 
 
-var i18n;
-var log;
+var log = require("../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+var i18n = require("../util").i18n; // TODO: separate module
+
 
 module.exports = {
-    init: function(_runtime) {
-        log = _runtime.log;
-        i18n = _runtime.i18n;
-    },
     errorHandler: function(err,req,res,next) {
         console.error(err.stack);
         if (err.message === "request entity too large") {
diff --git a/red/red.js b/red/red.js
index 15259330d..405364a94 100644
--- a/red/red.js
+++ b/red/red.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 
 var runtime = require("./runtime");
 var runtimeAPI = require("./runtime-api");
+var redUtil = require("./util");
 
 var api = require("./api");
 
@@ -66,18 +67,18 @@ module.exports = {
         if (!userSettings.coreNodesDir) {
             userSettings.coreNodesDir = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,"..","nodes"));
         }
-
+        redUtil.init(userSettings);
         if (userSettings.httpAdminRoot !== false) {
-            runtime.init(userSettings,api);
+            runtime.init(userSettings,redUtil,api);
 
-            runtimeAPI.init(runtime);
-            api.init(httpServer,userSettings,runtime,runtimeAPI);
+            runtimeAPI.init(runtime,redUtil);
+            api.init(httpServer,userSettings,runtime,runtimeAPI,redUtil);
 
             apiEnabled = true;
             server = runtime.adminApi.server;
             runtime.server = runtime.adminApi.server;
         } else {
-            runtime.init(userSettings);
+            runtime.init(userSettings,redUtil);
             apiEnabled = false;
             if (httpServer){
                 server = httpServer;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ module.exports = {
         })
     },
     nodes: runtime.nodes,
-    log: runtime.log,
+    get log() { return redUtil.log },
     settings:runtime.settings,
     util: runtime.util,
     version: runtime.version,
diff --git a/red/runtime-api/index.js b/red/runtime-api/index.js
index 75ee05602..ab1342953 100644
--- a/red/runtime-api/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime-api/index.js
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
   * @type {object}
   */
 
-
 /**
  * @namespace RED
  */
 var api = module.exports = {
-    init: function(runtime) {
+    init: function(runtime, redUtil) {
         api.flows.init(runtime);
         api.nodes.init(runtime);
         api.settings.init(runtime);
diff --git a/red/runtime/index.js b/red/runtime/index.js
index e8fc0a44b..05f7fcdba 100644
--- a/red/runtime/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/index.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ var when = require('when');
 var redNodes = require("./nodes");
 var storage = require("./storage");
 var library = require("./library");
-var log = require("./log");
-var i18n = require("./i18n");
 var events = require("./events");
 var settings = require("./settings");
 
@@ -29,6 +27,10 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require("fs");
 var os = require("os");
 
+var redUtil;
+var log;
+var i18n;
+
 var runtimeMetricInterval = null;
 
 var started = false;
@@ -55,9 +57,12 @@ var adminApi = {
 
 var nodeApp;
 
-function init(userSettings,_adminApi) {
+function init(userSettings,_redUtil,_adminApi) {
+    redUtil = _redUtil;
+    log = redUtil.log;
+    i18n = redUtil.i18n;
+
     userSettings.version = getVersion();
-    log.init(userSettings);
     settings.init(userSettings);
 
     nodeApp = express();
@@ -86,10 +91,7 @@ function getVersion() {
 }
 
 function start() {
-    return i18n.init()
-        .then(function() {
-            return i18n.registerMessageCatalog("runtime",path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,"locales")),"runtime.json")
-        })
+    return i18n.registerMessageCatalog("runtime",path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,"locales")),"runtime.json")
         .then(function() { return storage.init(runtime)})
         .then(function() { return settings.load(storage)})
         .then(function() {
@@ -241,8 +243,8 @@ var runtime = module.exports = {
 
     version: getVersion,
 
-    log: log,
-    i18n: i18n,
+    get log() { return log },
+    get i18n() { return i18n },
     settings: settings,
     storage: storage,
     events: events,
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/Node.js b/red/runtime/nodes/Node.js
index b8cfa6532..989998665 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/Node.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var EventEmitter = require("events").EventEmitter;
 var when = require("when");
 
 var redUtil = require("../util");
-var Log = require("../log");
+var Log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var context = require("./context");
 var flows = require("./flows");
 
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/credentials.js b/red/runtime/nodes/credentials.js
index 36b97b0b5..5e8b339f8 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/credentials.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/credentials.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var when = require("when");
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 var runtime;
 var settings;
-var log;
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+
 
 var encryptedCredentials = null;
 var credentialCache = {};
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/Flow.js b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/Flow.js
index 5d054a8a9..175bb6fe1 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/Flow.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 var when = require("when");
 var clone = require("clone");
 var typeRegistry = require("../registry");
-var Log = require("../../log");
+var Log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var redUtil = require("../../util");
 var flowUtil = require("./util");
 
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
index d1ba541f5..eef1c9774 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var context = require("../context")
 var credentials = require("../credentials");
 
 var flowUtil = require("./util");
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var events = require("../../events");
 var redUtil = require("../../util");
 var deprecated = require("../registry/deprecated");
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/index.js b/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
index b2f8ff3b5..ae1e3f253 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var flows = require("./flows");
 var flowUtil = require("./flows/util")
 var context = require("./context");
 var Node = require("./Node");
-var log = null;
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var library = require("./library");
 
 var events = require("../events");
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ function createNode(node,def) {
 
 function init(runtime) {
     settings = runtime.settings;
-    log = runtime.log;
     credentials.init(runtime);
     flows.init(runtime);
     registry.init(runtime);
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/installer.js b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/installer.js
index 4e185c257..bceae2e6a 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/installer.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/installer.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var path = require("path");
 var fs = require("fs");
 
 var registry = require("./registry");
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 
 var events = require("../../events");
 
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
index c2f0f9359..d9f170b78 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var fs = require("fs");
 var path = require("path");
 
 var events;
-var log;
-var i18n;
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+var i18n = require("../../../util").i18n; // TODO: separate module
 
 var settings;
 var disableNodePathScan = false;
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ var iconFileExtensions = [".png", ".gif"];
 function init(runtime) {
     settings = runtime.settings;
     events = runtime.events;
-    log = runtime.log;
-    i18n = runtime.i18n;
 }
 
 function isIncluded(name) {
diff --git a/red/runtime/settings.js b/red/runtime/settings.js
index 1addf7c47..780faf590 100644
--- a/red/runtime/settings.js
+++ b/red/runtime/settings.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 var when = require("when");
 var clone = require("clone");
 var assert = require("assert");
-var log = require("./log");
+var log = require("../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var util = require("./util");
 
 // localSettings are those provided in the runtime settings.js file
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/index.js b/red/runtime/storage/index.js
index e0ef6d6b6..3f1833bc3 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var when = require('when');
 var Path = require('path');
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 
-var log = require("../log");
+var log = require("../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 
 var runtime;
 var storageModule;
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/index.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
index 2a57c7323..af9d103fb 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var when = require('when');
 var fspath = require("path");
 
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+
 var util = require("./util");
 var library = require("./library");
 var sessions = require("./sessions");
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/sessions.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/sessions.js
index 29c6871a2..b4d024723 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/sessions.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/sessions.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var when = require('when');
 var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var fspath = require("path");
 
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
+
 var util = require("./util");
 
 var sessionsFile;
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
index 17ece58d7..8837fcc2a 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var when = require('when');
 var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var fspath = require("path");
 
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var util = require("./util");
 
 var globalSettingsFile;
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/util.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
index f677bdd38..8164147ab 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var when = require('when');
 var nodeFn = require('when/node/function');
 
-var log = require("../../log");
+var log = require("../../../util").log; // TODO: separate module
 
 function parseJSON(data) {
     if (data.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF) {
diff --git a/red/runtime/i18n.js b/red/util/i18n.js
similarity index 83%
rename from red/runtime/i18n.js
rename to red/util/i18n.js
index fc3599c87..b809f8081 100644
--- a/red/runtime/i18n.js
+++ b/red/util/i18n.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var defaultLang = "en-US";
 
 var resourceMap = {};
 var resourceCache = {};
+var initPromise;
 
 function registerMessageCatalogs(catalogs) {
     var promises = catalogs.map(function(catalog) {
@@ -32,10 +33,12 @@ function registerMessageCatalogs(catalogs) {
 }
 
 function registerMessageCatalog(namespace,dir,file) {
-    return when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
-        resourceMap[namespace] = { basedir:dir, file:file};
-        i18n.loadNamespace(namespace,function() {
-            resolve();
+    return initPromise.then(function() {
+            when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
+            resourceMap[namespace] = { basedir:dir, file:file};
+            i18n.loadNamespace(namespace,function() {
+                resolve();
+            });
         });
     });
 }
@@ -82,18 +85,20 @@ var MessageFileLoader = {
 }
 
 function init() {
-    return when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
-        i18n.backend(MessageFileLoader);
-        i18n.init({
-            ns: {
-                namespaces: [],
-                defaultNs: "runtime"
-            },
-            fallbackLng: [defaultLang]
-        },function() {
-            resolve();
+    if (!initPromise) {
+        initPromise = when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
+            i18n.backend(MessageFileLoader);
+            i18n.init({
+                ns: {
+                    namespaces: [],
+                    defaultNs: "runtime"
+                },
+                fallbackLng: [defaultLang]
+            },function() {
+                resolve();
+            });
         });
-    });
+    }
 }
 
 function getCatalog(namespace,lang) {
diff --git a/red/util/index.js b/red/util/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..342d2dfff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/red/util/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors, http://js.foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+
+
+var log = require("./log");
+var i18n = require("./i18n");
+
+module.exports = {
+    init: function(settings) {
+        log.init(settings);
+        i18n.init();
+    },
+    log: log,
+    i18n: i18n
+}
diff --git a/red/runtime/log.js b/red/util/log.js
similarity index 100%
rename from red/runtime/log.js
rename to red/util/log.js