diff --git a/pylons_app/config/environment.py b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
--- a/pylons_app/config/environment.py
+++ b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pylons_app.config.routing import ma
 from pylons_app.lib.auth import set_available_permissions
 from pylons_app.lib.utils import repo2db_mapper
 from pylons_app.model import init_model
+from pylons_app.model.hg_model import _get_repos_cached_initial
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
 import logging
 import os
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def load_environment(global_conf, app_co
         sa_engine_db1 = engine_from_config(config, 'sqlalchemy.db1.')
 
     init_model(sa_engine_db1)
-    repo2db_mapper()
+    repo2db_mapper(_get_repos_cached_initial(config['pylons.app_globals']))
     set_available_permissions(config)
     # CONFIGURATION OPTIONS HERE (note: all config options will override
     # any Pylons config options)