diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/pom.xml b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/pom.xml
index db99ddb99d..0646ec0551 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/pom.xml
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/pom.xml
@@ -47,11 +47,31 @@
             <groupId>org.wso2.tomcat</groupId>
             <artifactId>tomcat-servlet-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.wso2.carbon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.wso2.carbon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.logging</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.wso2.carbon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.utils</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.axis2.wso2</groupId>
+            <artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -78,7 +98,10 @@
                             org.apache.catalina.core,
                             org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api,
                             org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api.model,
-                            org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl
+                            org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl,
+                            org.apache.axis2.*;version="${axis2.osgi.version.range}",
+                            org.wso2.carbon.core,
+                            org.wso2.carbon.utils
                         </Import-Package>
                     </instructions>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
index 9776159a61..8a2f782da5 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api.model.APIIdentifier;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api.model.APIStatus;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api.model.URITemplate;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl.APIConstants;
+import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.internal.APIPublisherDataHolder;
+import org.wso2.carbon.utils.CarbonUtils;
+import org.wso2.carbon.utils.ConfigurationContextService;
+import org.wso2.carbon.utils.NetworkUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
@@ -95,4 +99,29 @@ public class APIPublisherUtil {
         return uriTemplates;
     }
 
+    public static String getServerBaseUrl() {
+        // Hostname
+        String hostName = "localhost";
+        try {
+            hostName = NetworkUtils.getMgtHostName();
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+        }
+        // HTTPS port
+        String mgtConsoleTransport = CarbonUtils.getManagementTransport();
+        ConfigurationContextService configContextService =
+                APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().getConfigurationContextService();
+        int port = CarbonUtils.getTransportPort(configContextService, mgtConsoleTransport);
+        int httpsProxyPort =
+                CarbonUtils.getTransportProxyPort(configContextService.getServerConfigContext(),
+                        mgtConsoleTransport);
+        if (httpsProxyPort > 0) {
+            port = httpsProxyPort;
+        }
+        return "https://" + hostName + ":" + port;
+    }
+
+    public static String getApiEndpointUrl(String context) {
+        return getServerBaseUrl() + context;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherDataHolder.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherDataHolder.java
index 41dd3de7ef..833cb5df4f 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherDataHolder.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherDataHolder.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.internal;
 
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIPublisherService;
+import org.wso2.carbon.utils.ConfigurationContextService;
 
 public class APIPublisherDataHolder {
 
     private APIPublisherService apiPublisherService;
+    private ConfigurationContextService configurationContextService;
 
     private static APIPublisherDataHolder thisInstance = new APIPublisherDataHolder();
 
@@ -41,4 +43,12 @@ public class APIPublisherDataHolder {
         this.apiPublisherService = apiPublisherService;
     }
 
+    public void setConfigurationContextService(ConfigurationContextService configurationContextService) {
+        this.configurationContextService = configurationContextService;
+    }
+
+    public ConfigurationContextService getConfigurationContextService() {
+        return configurationContextService;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherServiceComponent.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherServiceComponent.java
index 97fe5d11e8..6d2344a14f 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherServiceComponent.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/internal/APIPublisherServiceComponent.java
@@ -25,12 +25,21 @@ import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl.APIManagerConfigurationService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIPublisherService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIPublisherServiceImpl;
+import org.wso2.carbon.utils.ConfigurationContextService;
 
+/**
+ * @scr.component name="org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher" immediate="true"
+ * @scr.reference name="config.context.service"
+ * interface="org.wso2.carbon.utils.ConfigurationContextService"
+ * cardinality="0..1"
+ * policy="dynamic"
+ * bind="setConfigurationContextService"
+ * unbind="unsetConfigurationContextService"
+ */
 public class APIPublisherServiceComponent {
 
     private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(APIPublisherServiceComponent.class);
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     protected void activate(ComponentContext componentContext) {
         try {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -48,7 +57,6 @@ public class APIPublisherServiceComponent {
         }
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     protected void deactivate(ComponentContext componentContext) {
         //do nothing
     }
@@ -63,7 +71,6 @@ public class APIPublisherServiceComponent {
         APIPublisherService publisher = new APIPublisherServiceImpl();
         APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().setApiPublisherService(publisher);
         bundleContext.registerService(APIPublisherService.class, publisher, null);
-
     }
 
     protected void setAPIManagerConfigurationService(APIManagerConfigurationService service) {
@@ -74,4 +81,18 @@ public class APIPublisherServiceComponent {
         //do nothing
     }
 
+    protected void setConfigurationContextService(ConfigurationContextService configurationContextService) {
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("Setting ConfigurationContextService");
+        }
+        APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().setConfigurationContextService(configurationContextService);
+    }
+
+    protected void unsetConfigurationContextService(ConfigurationContextService configurationContextService) {
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("Un-setting ConfigurationContextService");
+        }
+        APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().setConfigurationContextService(null);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
index 4284c9a5a5..1c425b3c4e 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api.model.API;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIConfig;
+import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIPublisherService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.APIPublisherUtil;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher.internal.APIPublisherDataHolder;
 
@@ -53,15 +54,21 @@ public class APIPublisherLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener {
             StandardContext context = (StandardContext) lifecycleEvent.getLifecycle();
             ServletContext servletContext = context.getServletContext();
 
+
             String param = servletContext.getInitParameter(PARAM_MANAGED_API_ENABLED);
-            boolean isManagedApi = (param != null && param.isEmpty()) && Boolean.parseBoolean(param);
+            boolean isManagedApi = (param != null && !param.isEmpty()) && Boolean.parseBoolean(param);
 
             if (isManagedApi) {
                 APIConfig apiConfig = this.buildApiConfig(servletContext);
                 try {
                     apiConfig.init();
                     API api = APIPublisherUtil.getAPI(apiConfig);
-                    APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().getApiPublisherService().publishAPI(api);
+                    APIPublisherService apiPublisherService =
+                            APIPublisherDataHolder.getInstance().getApiPublisherService();
+                    if (apiPublisherService == null) {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("API Publisher service is not initialized properly");
+                    }
+                    apiPublisherService.publishAPI(api);
                 } catch (Throwable e) {
                     /* Throwable is caught as none of the RuntimeExceptions that can potentially occur at this point
                     does not seem to be logged anywhere else within the framework */
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ public class APIPublisherLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 log.debug("'managed-api-endpoint' attribute is not configured");
             }
+            endpoint = APIPublisherUtil.getApiEndpointUrl(context);
         }
         apiConfig.setEndpoint(endpoint);
 
@@ -122,17 +130,25 @@ public class APIPublisherLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener {
         apiConfig.setOwner(owner);
 
         String isSecuredParam = servletContext.getInitParameter(PARAM_MANAGED_API_IS_SECURED);
-        boolean isSecured =
-                (isSecuredParam != null && !isSecuredParam.isEmpty()) && Boolean.parseBoolean(isSecuredParam);
+        boolean isSecured;
+        if (isSecuredParam == null || isSecuredParam.isEmpty()) {
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                log.debug("'managed-api-isSecured' attribute is not configured. Therefore, using the default, " +
+                        "which is 'true'");
+            }
+            isSecured = false;
+        } else {
+            isSecured = Boolean.parseBoolean(isSecuredParam);
+        }
         apiConfig.setSecured(isSecured);
 
         String transports = servletContext.getInitParameter(PARAM_MANAGED_API_TRANSPORTS);
         if (transports == null || transports.isEmpty()) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                log.debug("'managed-api-transports' attribute is not configured. Therefore using the defaults, " +
-                        "which are 'http' and 'https'");
+                log.debug("'managed-api-transports' attribute is not configured. Therefore using the default, " +
+                        "which is 'https'");
             }
-            transports = "http,https";
+            transports = "https";
         }
         apiConfig.setTransports(transports);