diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/admin/settings/settings.html b/pylons_app/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@
                     <label for="paths_root_path">${_('Repositories location')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">
-                    ${h.text('paths_root_path',size=30,readonly="readonly")}
-					<span id="path_unlock" class="tooltip" tooltip_title="${h.tooltip(_('This a crucial application setting. If You really sure you need to change this, you must restart application in order to make this settings take effect. Click this label to unlock.'))}">
+                    ${h.text('paths_root_path',size=30,readonly="readonly")}			                    
+					<span id="path_unlock" class="tooltip" 
+						tooltip_title="${h.tooltip(_('This a crucial application setting. If You really sure you need to change this, you must restart application in order to make this settings take effect. Click this label to unlock.'))}">
 		                ${_('unlock')}</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -136,10 +137,9 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
         YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function(){
             YAHOO.util.Event.addListener('path_unlock','click',function(){
-                YAHOO.util.Dom.get('paths_root_path').readonly=false;
+                YAHOO.util.Dom.get('paths_root_path').removeAttribute('readonly');
             });
         });
     </script>
-    
 </div>
 </%def>