diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ from kallithea.model.gist import GistMod
 from kallithea.model.meta import Session
 from kallithea.model.db import Gist, User
 from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, NotAnonymous
-from kallithea.lib.utils import jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.utils2 import safe_int, safe_unicode, time_to_datetime
 from kallithea.lib.page import Page
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import or_
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from kallithea.config.routing import url
 from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, \
     HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator, NotAnonymous, HasPermissionAny
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
-from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger, jsonify
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render, jsonify
+from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger
 from kallithea.lib.vcs import RepositoryError
 from kallithea.model.meta import Session
 from kallithea.model.db import User, Repository, UserFollowing, RepoGroup, \
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/changeset.py b/kallithea/controllers/changeset.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/changeset.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/changeset.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from pylons import tmpl_context as c, re
 from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from webob.exc import HTTPFound, HTTPForbidden, HTTPBadRequest, HTTPNotFound
 
-from kallithea.lib.utils import jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryError, \
     ChangesetDoesNotExistError, EmptyRepositoryError
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ from kallithea.lib.compat import json
 import kallithea.lib.helpers as h
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator, \
     NotAnonymous
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger
 from kallithea.lib.compat import OrderedDict
 from kallithea.lib import diffs
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/files.py b/kallithea/controllers/files.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/files.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/files.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from webob.exc import HTTPFound
 
 from kallithea.config.routing import url
-from kallithea.lib.utils import jsonify, action_logger
+from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger
 from kallithea.lib import diffs
 from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ from kallithea.lib.compat import Ordered
 from kallithea.lib.utils2 import convert_line_endings, detect_mode, safe_str, \
     str2bool, safe_int
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyChangeset
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.conf import settings
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryError, \
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/home.py b/kallithea/controllers/home.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/home.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/home.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from webob.exc import HTTPBadRequest
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import func
 
-from kallithea.lib.utils import jsonify, conditional_cache
+from kallithea.lib.utils import conditional_cache
 from kallithea.lib.compat import json
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.model.db import Repository, RepoGroup
 from kallithea.model.repo import RepoModel
 
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
 from kallithea.lib import diffs
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator, \
     NotAnonymous
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.compat import json, OrderedDict
 from kallithea.lib.diffs import LimitedDiffContainer
 from kallithea.lib.exceptions import UserInvalidException
 from kallithea.lib.page import Page
-from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger, jsonify
+from kallithea.lib.utils import action_logger
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import EmptyRepositoryError, ChangesetDoesNotExistError
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.utils import safe_str
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.utils.hgcompat import unionrepo
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/summary.py b/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import
     NodeDoesNotExistError
 from kallithea.config.conf import ALL_READMES, ALL_EXTS, LANGUAGES_EXTENSIONS_MAP
 from kallithea.model.db import Statistics, CacheInvalidation, User
-from kallithea.lib.utils import jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.utils2 import safe_str
 from kallithea.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator, \
     NotAnonymous
-from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
+from kallithea.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render, jsonify
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyChangeset
 from kallithea.lib.markup_renderer import MarkupRenderer
 from kallithea.lib.celerylib.tasks import get_commits_stats
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/base.py b/kallithea/lib/base.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/base.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/base.py
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ Original author and date, and relevant c
 """
 
 import datetime
+import decorator
 import logging
 import time
 import traceback
+import warnings
 
 import webob.exc
 import paste.httpexceptions
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ import paste.auth.basic
 import paste.httpheaders
 from webhelpers.pylonslib import secure_form
 
-from pylons import config, tmpl_context as c, request, session
+from pylons import config, tmpl_context as c, request, response, session
 from pylons.controllers import WSGIController
 from pylons.templating import render_mako as render  # don't remove this import
 from pylons.i18n.translation import _
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ from kallithea.lib.utils2 import str2boo
     safe_str, safe_int
 from kallithea.lib import auth_modules
 from kallithea.lib.auth import AuthUser, HasPermissionAnyMiddleware
+from kallithea.lib.compat import json
 from kallithea.lib.utils import get_repo_slug
 from kallithea.lib.exceptions import UserCreationError
 from kallithea.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryError, EmptyRepositoryError, ChangesetDoesNotExistError
@@ -581,3 +584,28 @@ class WSGIResultCloseCallback(object):
         if hasattr(self._result, 'close'):
             self._result.close()
         self._close()
+
+
+@decorator.decorator
+def jsonify(func, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Action decorator that formats output for JSON
+
+    Given a function that will return content, this decorator will turn
+    the result into JSON, with a content-type of 'application/json' and
+    output it.
+    """
+    response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
+    data = func(*args, **kwargs)
+    if isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
+        # A JSON list response is syntactically valid JavaScript and can be
+        # loaded and executed as JavaScript by a malicious third-party site
+        # using <script>, which can lead to cross-site data leaks.
+        # JSON responses should therefore be scalars or objects (i.e. Python
+        # dicts), because a JSON object is a syntax error if intepreted as JS.
+        msg = "JSON responses with Array envelopes are susceptible to " \
+              "cross-site data leak attacks, see " \
+              "https://web.archive.org/web/20120519231904/http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonsfaq/Warnings"
+        warnings.warn(msg, Warning, 2)
+        log.warning(msg)
+    log.debug("Returning JSON wrapped action output")
+    return json.dumps(data, encoding='utf-8')
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils.py b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import paste
 import beaker
 import tarfile
 import shutil
-import decorator
-import warnings
 from os.path import abspath
 from os.path import dirname
 
@@ -706,35 +704,6 @@ def check_git_version():
     return ver
 
 
-@decorator.decorator
-def jsonify(func, *args, **kwargs):
-    """Action decorator that formats output for JSON
-
-    Given a function that will return content, this decorator will turn
-    the result into JSON, with a content-type of 'application/json' and
-    output it.
-
-    """
-    from pylons.decorators.util import get_pylons
-    from kallithea.lib.compat import json
-    pylons = get_pylons(args)
-    pylons.response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
-    data = func(*args, **kwargs)
-    if isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
-        # A JSON list response is syntactically valid JavaScript and can be
-        # loaded and executed as JavaScript by a malicious third-party site
-        # using <script>, which can lead to cross-site data leaks.
-        # JSON responses should therefore be scalars or objects (i.e. Python
-        # dicts), because a JSON object is a syntax error if intepreted as JS.
-        msg = "JSON responses with Array envelopes are susceptible to " \
-              "cross-site data leak attacks, see " \
-              "https://web.archive.org/web/20120519231904/http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonsfaq/Warnings"
-        warnings.warn(msg, Warning, 2)
-        log.warning(msg)
-    log.debug("Returning JSON wrapped action output")
-    return json.dumps(data, encoding='utf-8')
-
-
 #===============================================================================
 # CACHE RELATED METHODS
 #===============================================================================