diff --git a/gitit.hs b/gitit.hs
index 2f9d6203e..47b8d45d6 100644
--- a/gitit.hs
+++ b/gitit.hs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ main = do
 
   -- start the server
   simpleHTTPWithSocket sock serverConf $ msum [ wiki conf
-                               , dir "_reloadTemplates" reloadTemplates
+                               , dir "_reloadTemplates" (reloadTemplates conf)
                                ]
 
 data ExitOpt
diff --git a/src/Network/Gitit.hs b/src/Network/Gitit.hs
index 57d8f2270..fc1f293ba 100644
--- a/src/Network/Gitit.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Gitit.hs
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ wikiHandlers =
   ]
 
 -- | Recompiles the gitit templates.
-reloadTemplates :: ServerPart Response
-reloadTemplates = do
-  liftIO recompilePageTemplate
+reloadTemplates :: Config -> ServerPart Response
+reloadTemplates cfg = do
+  liftIO $ recompilePageTemplate cfg
   ok $ toResponse "Page templates have been recompiled."
 
 -- | Converts a gitit Handler into a standard happstack ServerPart.
diff --git a/src/Network/Gitit/Initialize.hs b/src/Network/Gitit/Initialize.hs
index 2cedef75a..009e5a41f 100644
--- a/src/Network/Gitit/Initialize.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Gitit/Initialize.hs
@@ -63,15 +63,13 @@ initializeGititState conf = do
 
   updateGititState $ \s -> s { sessions      = Sessions M.empty
                              , users         = users'
-                             , templatesPath = templatesDir conf
                              , renderPage    = defaultRenderPage templ
                              , plugins       = plugins' }
 
 -- | Recompile the page template.
-recompilePageTemplate :: IO ()
-recompilePageTemplate = do
-  tempsDir <- queryGititState templatesPath
-  ct <- compilePageTemplate tempsDir
+recompilePageTemplate :: Config -> IO ()
+recompilePageTemplate cfg = do
+  ct <- compilePageTemplate (templatesDir cfg)
   updateGititState $ \st -> st{renderPage = defaultRenderPage ct}
 
 --- | Compile a master page template named @page.st@ in the directory specified.
diff --git a/src/Network/Gitit/State.hs b/src/Network/Gitit/State.hs
index aef2e3ea3..41d0fb261 100644
--- a/src/Network/Gitit/State.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Gitit/State.hs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import Network.Gitit.Types
 gititstate :: IORef GititState
 gititstate = unsafePerformIO $  newIORef  GititState { sessions = undefined
                                                      , users = undefined
-                                                     , templatesPath = undefined
                                                      , renderPage = undefined
                                                      , plugins = undefined }
 
diff --git a/src/Network/Gitit/Types.hs b/src/Network/Gitit/Types.hs
index 4b95759cb..793cd5d6c 100644
--- a/src/Network/Gitit/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Gitit/Types.hs
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ data User = User {
 data GititState = GititState {
   sessions       :: Sessions SessionData,
   users          :: M.Map String User,
-  templatesPath  :: FilePath,
   renderPage     :: PageLayout -> Html -> Handler,
   plugins        :: [Plugin]
 }