diff --git a/source/scripting/bin/smbstatus b/source/scripting/bin/smbstatus
index 7fefae69630..38f2ab06a94 100755
--- a/source/scripting/bin/smbstatus
+++ b/source/scripting/bin/smbstatus
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ function show_nbt()
 	println("");
 }
 
-printf("%s\n\n", lpGet("server string"));
+var lp = loadparm_init();
+
+printf("%s\n\n", lp.get("server string"));
 
 if (options['nbt'] != undefined) {
 	show_nbt();
diff --git a/source/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_config.c b/source/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_config.c
index 18bdd0547e6..7fc58f237da 100644
--- a/source/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_config.c
+++ b/source/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_config.c
@@ -139,11 +139,22 @@ static int ejs_lpGet(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, char **argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+  initialise loadparm ejs subsystem
+*/
+static int ejs_loadparm_init(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
+{
+	struct MprVar *obj = mprInitObject(eid, "loadparm", argc, argv);
+
+	mprSetStringCFunction(obj, "get", ejs_lpGet);
+	mprSetStringCFunction(obj, "services", ejs_lpServices);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
   setup C functions that be called from ejs
 */
 void smb_setup_ejs_config(void)
 {
-	ejsDefineStringCFunction(-1, "lpGet", ejs_lpGet, NULL, MPR_VAR_SCRIPT_HANDLE);
-	ejsDefineStringCFunction(-1, "lpServices", ejs_lpServices, NULL, MPR_VAR_SCRIPT_HANDLE);
+	ejsDefineCFunction(-1, "loadparm_init", ejs_loadparm_init, NULL, MPR_VAR_SCRIPT_HANDLE);
 }
diff --git a/source/scripting/libjs/auth.js b/source/scripting/libjs/auth.js
index a973cb47539..73d86452182 100644
--- a/source/scripting/libjs/auth.js
+++ b/source/scripting/libjs/auth.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 function getDomainList()
 {
 	var ret = new Array(2);
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
 	ret[0] = "System User";
-	ret[1] = lpGet("workgroup");
+	ret[1] = lp.get("workgroup");
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/source/scripting/libjs/management.js b/source/scripting/libjs/management.js
index 7130cdc5dd0..e1c68ca1de5 100644
--- a/source/scripting/libjs/management.js
+++ b/source/scripting/libjs/management.js
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ function nbtd_statistics()
 */
 function service_enabled(name)
 {
-	var services = lpGet("server services");
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
+	var services = lp.get("server services");
 	var i;
 	for (i=0;i<services.length;i++) {
 		if (services[i] == name) {
diff --git a/source/scripting/libjs/provision.js b/source/scripting/libjs/provision.js
index d3b94c1d1c4..e9a8aad0cca 100644
--- a/source/scripting/libjs/provision.js
+++ b/source/scripting/libjs/provision.js
@@ -141,13 +141,14 @@ function setup_ldb(ldif, dbname, subobj)
 {
 	var extra = "";
 	var ldb = ldb_init();
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
 
 	if (arguments.length == 4) {
 		extra = arguments[3];
 	}
 
 	var dbfile = dbname;
-	var src = lpGet("setup directory") + "/" + ldif;
+	var src = lp.get("setup directory") + "/" + ldif;
 
 	var data = sys.file_load(src);
 	data = data + extra;
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ function setup_ldb(ldif, dbname, subobj)
  */
 function setup_file(template, fname, subobj)
 {
-	var f = lpGet("private dir") + "/" + fname;
-	var src = lpGet("setup directory") + "/" + template;
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
+	var f = lp.get("private dir") + "/" + fname;
+	var src = lp.get("setup directory") + "/" + template;
 
 	sys.unlink(f);
 
@@ -221,9 +223,10 @@ function provision_guess()
 {
 	var subobj = new Object();
 	var nss = nss_init();
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
 
-	subobj.REALM        = lpGet("realm");
-	subobj.DOMAIN       = lpGet("workgroup");
+	subobj.REALM        = lp.get("realm");
+	subobj.DOMAIN       = lp.get("workgroup");
 	subobj.HOSTNAME     = hostname();
 	subobj.HOSTIP       = hostip();
 	subobj.DOMAINGUID   = randguid();
@@ -271,7 +274,8 @@ function searchone(ldb, expression, attribute)
 */
 function newuser(username, unixname, password, message)
 {
-	var samdb = lpGet("sam database");
+	var lp = loadparm_init();
+	var samdb = lp.get("sam database");
 	var ldb = ldb_init();
 
 	/* connect to the sam */
diff --git a/swat/esptest/ldb.esp b/swat/esptest/ldb.esp
index b0a2db8dadf..20b95b1590e 100644
--- a/swat/esptest/ldb.esp
+++ b/swat/esptest/ldb.esp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 <h3>An attribute constrained search</h3>
 
 <%
-var dbfile = lpGet("sam database");
+var lp = loadparm_init();
+var dbfile = lp.get("sam database");
 var attrs = new Array("name", "dnsDomain", "objectSid", "dn");
 var ldb = ldb_init();
 var ok = ldb.connect(dbfile);
diff --git a/swat/esptest/loadparm.esp b/swat/esptest/loadparm.esp
index 9e6de480e23..9ea83b77bca 100644
--- a/swat/esptest/loadparm.esp
+++ b/swat/esptest/loadparm.esp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 <h1>Samba4 loadparm test</h1>
 
 <%
+lp = loadparm_init();
+
 var f = FormObj("LoadparmTest", 2, 1);
 f.element[0].label = "Share";
 f.element[1].label = "Parameter";
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ if (request['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
 	share = form['Share'];
 	name  = form['Parameter'];
 	if (share && name) {
-		v = lpGet(share, name);
+		v = lp.get(share, name);
 	} else if (name) {
-		v = lpGet(name);
+		v = lp.get(name);
 	}
 
 	showValue(name, v);
@@ -53,11 +55,10 @@ if (request['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
 Here are some commonly used parameters:<p>
 
 <%
-
-showValue("defined services", lpServices());
+showValue("defined services", lp.services());
 
 function showParameter(name) {
-	showValue(name, lpGet(name));
+	showValue(name, lp.get(name));
 }
 
 showParameter("server services");
diff --git a/testprogs/ejs/loadparm.js b/testprogs/ejs/loadparm.js
index 6c2a80bb73a..f56ca9f7fcc 100644
--- a/testprogs/ejs/loadparm.js
+++ b/testprogs/ejs/loadparm.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 	demonstrate access to loadparm functions from ejs
 */	
 
+loadparm_init(local);
+
 function showParameter(name) {
 	 print(name + ": ");
-	 printVars(lpGet(name));
+	 printVars(get(name));
 }
 
 for (v in ARGV) {
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ for (v in ARGV) {
 }
 
 print("defined services: ");
-printVars(lpServices());
+printVars(services());
 
 showParameter("server services");
 showParameter("netbios name");
@@ -21,4 +23,3 @@ showParameter("workgroup");
 showParameter("log level");
 showParameter("server signing");
 showParameter("interfaces");
-