diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ from paste.httpheaders import REMOTE_USE
 from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound, HTTPForbidden, HTTPInternalServerError, \
     HTTPBadRequest, HTTPNotAcceptable
 
-from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str, fix_PATH, get_server_url
+from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str, fix_PATH, get_server_url,\
+    _set_extras
 from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseVCSController
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import get_container_username
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import make_ui, is_valid_repo, ui_sections
@@ -276,11 +277,6 @@ class SimpleHg(BaseVCSController):
         # make our hgweb quiet so it doesn't print output
         baseui.setconfig('ui', 'quiet', 'true')
 
-        #inject some additional parameters that will be available in ui
-        #for hooks
-        for k, v in extras.items():
-            baseui.setconfig('rhodecode_extras', k, v)
-
         repoui = make_ui('file', hgrc, False)
 
         if repoui:
@@ -288,3 +284,4 @@ class SimpleHg(BaseVCSController):
             for section in ui_sections:
                 for k, v in repoui.configitems(section):
                     baseui.setconfig(section, k, v)
+        _set_extras(extras)