diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/deploy_configuration.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/deploy_configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0005a901cf9113095038ff9aa172344c1de2d8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/deploy_configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023
+# ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy)
+# P.O.Box 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
+#
+# This file is part of the LOFAR software suite.
+# The LOFAR software suite is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# The LOFAR software suite is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with the LOFAR software suite. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+
+def station_to_host(station: str) -> str:
+    """Convert name of station into connectable URL for connecting to PyTango"""
+    return f"{station}c.control.lofar"
+
+# Node from which observations are started on COBALT
+COBALT_HEADNODE = "cbm299.control.lofar"
+
+# Storage location for parsets on COBALT_HEADNODE
+COBALT_PARSET_DIR = "/opt/lofar/var/run"
+
+# Name pattern for parsets stored on COBALT_HEADNODE
+# This naming is consistent with earlier systems (OnlineControl)
+COBALT_PARSET_FILENAME_PATTERN = f"CorrProc_%(subtask_id).param"
+
+# Script to start observations on COBALT_HEADNODE
+COBALT_STARTBGL_SCRIPT = "/opt/lofar/bin/startBGL.sh"
diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/message_handler.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/message_handler.py
index c129f52113de1e09c79bcb17313e7bb94beaaf78..b00986ad5326de6376a0d635bd35b1ede99509ae 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/message_handler.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/message_handler.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ from lofar.sas.tmss.services.lobster.specification_translation import (
     combine_l2specification_multistation
 )
 
+from .deploy_configuration import (
+    COBALT_HEADNODE,
+    COBALT_PARSET_DIR,
+    COBALT_STARTBGL_SCRIPT,
+    COBALT_PARSET_FILENAME_PATTERN,
+)
+
 from copy import copy
 from time import sleep
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -130,15 +137,10 @@ class L2TMSSObservationControlMessageHandler(TMSSEventMessageHandler):
         # then for a script to kickstart the observation process. COBALT
         # will then spawn its own processes to prepare and start the observation.
 
-        COBALT_HEADNODE = "cbm299.control.lofar"
-        COBALT_PARSET_DIR = "/opt/lofar/var/run"
-        COBALT_START_SCRIPT = "/opt/lofar/bin/startBGL.sh"
-
-        # This naming is consistent with earlier systems (OnlineControl)
-        PARSET_FILENAME= f"CorrProc_{subtask_id}.param"
-
         with TemporaryDirectory(prefix=f"tmp-cobalt-{subtask_id}-") as tmpdir:
             # write parset to disk so we can scp it
+            parset_filename = COBALT_PARSET_FILENAME_PATTERN.format(subtask_id=subtask_id)
+
             with open(f"{tmpdir}/{PARSET_FILENAME}", "w") as parset:
                 l2parset = self.tmss_client.get_subtask_parset(subtask_id, retry_count=5)
                 parset.write(l2parset)
diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/specification_translation.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/specification_translation.py
index cee681a3b25138f85633cdde8ae95af3e1a79acb..5582d1c5e3aa26072ad15428b64098e8c30f73d5 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/specification_translation.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/lobster/lib/specification_translation.py
@@ -28,17 +28,13 @@ from typing import List
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+from .deploy_configuration import station_to_host
 
 class MultistationData(TypedDict):
     stations: List[str]
     specification: dict
 
 
-def station_to_host(station: str) -> str:
-    """Convert name of station into connectable URL for connecting to PyTango"""
-    return f"{station}c.control.lofar"
-
-
 def combine_l2specification_multistation(
     l2specification: dict
 ) -> Dict[str, Union[List[str], Dict]]: