diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/hooks.py b/rhodecode/lib/hooks.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/hooks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/hooks.py
@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ def handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, 
     from rhodecode.model import init_model
     from rhodecode.model.db import RhodeCodeUi
     from rhodecode.lib.utils import make_ui
+    extras = json.loads(env['RHODECODE_EXTRAS'])
 
-    path, ini_name = os.path.split(env['RHODECODE_CONFIG_FILE'])
+    path, ini_name = os.path.split(extras['config'])
     conf = appconfig('config:%s' % ini_name, relative_to=path)
     load_environment(conf.global_conf, conf.local_conf)
 
@@ -337,7 +338,6 @@ def handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, 
 
     _hooks = dict(baseui.configitems('hooks')) or {}
 
-    extras = json.loads(env['RHODECODE_EXTRAS'])
     for k, v in extras.items():
         baseui.setconfig('rhodecode_extras', k, v)
     repo = repo.scm_instance