diff --git a/rhodecode/config/environment.py b/rhodecode/config/environment.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/environment.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/environment.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 from mako.lookup import TemplateLookup
 from pylons.configuration import PylonsConfig
 from pylons.error import handle_mako_error
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
 
 import rhodecode.lib.app_globals as app_globals
 import rhodecode.lib.helpers
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from rhodecode.lib.auth import set_avail
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import repo2db_mapper, make_ui, set_rhodecode_config
 from rhodecode.model import init_model
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
-from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from rhodecode.lib.timerproxy import TimerProxy
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ def load_environment(global_conf, app_co
     # Setup the SQLAlchemy database engine
     if config['debug'] and not test:
         #use query time debugging.
-        from rhodecode.lib.timerproxy import TimerProxy
         sa_engine_db1 = engine_from_config(config, 'sqlalchemy.db1.',
                                                             proxy=TimerProxy())
     else: