diff --git a/kallithea/config/app_cfg.py b/kallithea/config/app_cfg.py
--- a/kallithea/config/app_cfg.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/app_cfg.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ from kallithea.lib.middleware.permanent_
 from kallithea.lib.middleware.simplegit import SimpleGit
 from kallithea.lib.middleware.simplehg import SimpleHg
 from kallithea.lib.middleware.wrapper import RequestWrapper
-from kallithea.lib.utils import check_git_version, load_rcextensions, make_ui, set_app_settings, set_indexer_config, set_vcs_config
-from kallithea.lib.utils2 import safe_str, str2bool
+from kallithea.lib.utils import check_git_version, load_rcextensions, set_app_settings, set_indexer_config, set_vcs_config
+from kallithea.lib.utils2 import str2bool
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ def setup_configuration(app):
 
     load_rcextensions(root_path=config['here'])
 
-    repos_path = safe_str(make_ui().configitems(b'paths')[0][1])
-    config['base_path'] = repos_path
     set_app_settings(config)
 
     instance_id = kallithea.CONFIG.get('instance_id', '*')
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils.py b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ def set_app_settings(config):
     hgsettings = Setting.get_app_settings()
     for k, v in hgsettings.items():
         config[k] = v
+    config['base_path'] = Ui.get_repos_location()
 
 
 def set_vcs_config(config):