diff --git a/storage.module b/storage.module
index d8b42cd..b89aa7a 100755
--- a/storage.module
+++ b/storage.module
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ function storage_container_menu_load($container_id) {
 
 
 function storage_container_new(array $fields, $unserialize = TRUE) {
-
+  // Override $fields with custom $conf settings.
+  _storage_variable_override($fields);
   if ($unserialize) {
     $fields['settings'] = unserialize($fields['settings']);
   }
@@ -809,3 +810,31 @@ function storage_modules_uninstalled($modules) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds custom settings overrides.
+ *
+ * Allows to override storage container settings from code rather than DB.
+ *
+ * @param array $fields
+ *   Associative array of $fields data.
+ */
+function _storage_variable_override(&$fields) {
+  $settings = variable_get("storage_api_container_settings", NULL);
+  $container_id = !empty($fields['container_id']) ? $fields['container_id'] : '';
+  // If settings available and exist for this container, use them.
+  if (!is_null($settings) && !empty($settings[$container_id])) {
+    // Update Settings in DB.
+    $serial_settings = serialize($settings[$container_id]);
+    if ($serial_settings != $fields['settings']) {
+      $query = db_update("storage_container")
+        ->fields(
+          array(
+            'settings' => $serial_settings,
+          )
+        )
+        ->condition('container_id', $container_id, '=')
+        ->execute();
+    }
+    $fields['settings'] = $serial_settings;
+  }
+}