diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/ishell.py b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/ishell.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/ishell.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/ishell.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 import click
 
-from pyramid.paster import bootstrap
-from pyramid.request import Request
+from rhodecode.lib.pyramid_utils import bootstrap
 import pyramid.paster
 
 # imports, used in ipython shell
@@ -45,8 +44,7 @@ or reset some user/system settings.
 def main(ini_path):
     pyramid.paster.setup_logging(ini_path)
 
-    request = Request.blank('/', base_url='https://rhodecode-app.com/')
-    with bootstrap(ini_path, request=request) as env:
+    with bootstrap(ini_path) as env:
 
         try:
             from IPython import embed
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/setup_rc.py b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/setup_rc.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/setup_rc.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/setup_rc.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 import click
 
-from pyramid.paster import bootstrap
-from pyramid.request import Request
+from rhodecode.lib.pyramid_utils import bootstrap
 import pyramid.paster
 
 
@@ -30,6 +29,5 @@ import pyramid.paster
 def main(ini_path):
     pyramid.paster.setup_logging(ini_path)
 
-    request = Request.blank('/', base_url='https://rhodecode-app.com/')
-    with bootstrap(ini_path, request=request) as env:
+    with bootstrap(ini_path) as env:
         print(env['request'].application_url)
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diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/upgrade_db.py b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/upgrade_db.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/upgrade_db.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/rc_commands/upgrade_db.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 import click
 
-from pyramid.paster import bootstrap
-from pyramid.request import Request
+from rhodecode.lib.pyramid_utils import bootstrap
 import pyramid.paster
 
 
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ import pyramid.paster
 def main(ini_path):
     pyramid.paster.setup_logging(ini_path)
 
-    request = Request.blank('/', base_url='https://rhodecode-app.com/')
-    with bootstrap(ini_path, request=request) as env:
+    with bootstrap(ini_path) as env:
         print(env['request'].application_url)