diff --git a/rhodecode/config/environment.py b/rhodecode/config/environment.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/environment.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/environment.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import rhodecode.lib.helpers
 
 from rhodecode.config.routing import make_map
 from rhodecode.lib import celerypylons
-from rhodecode.lib.auth import set_available_permissions, set_base_path
+from rhodecode.lib.auth import set_available_permissions
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import repo2db_mapper, make_ui, set_rhodecode_config
 from rhodecode.model import init_model
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
@@ -72,13 +72,11 @@ def load_environment(global_conf, app_co
         sa_engine_db1 = engine_from_config(config, 'sqlalchemy.db1.')
 
     init_model(sa_engine_db1)
-    #init baseui
-    config['pylons.app_globals'].baseui = make_ui('db')
 
-    g = config['pylons.app_globals']
-    repo2db_mapper(ScmModel().repo_scan(g.paths[0][1], g.baseui))
+    repos_path = make_ui('db').configitems('paths')[0][1]
+    repo2db_mapper(ScmModel().repo_scan(repos_path))
     set_available_permissions(config)
-    set_base_path(config)
+    config['base_path'] = repos_path
     set_rhodecode_config(config)
     # CONFIGURATION OPTIONS HERE (note: all config options will override
     # any Pylons config options)