diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
index 821ad88..fbe2e24 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ except NameError:
 magicline = "OFFLINEIMAP LocalStatus CACHE DATA - DO NOT MODIFY - FORMAT 1"
 
 class LocalStatusFolder(BaseFolder):
-    def __init__(self, root, name, repository):
+    def __init__(self, name, repository):
         super(LocalStatusFolder, self).__init__(name, repository)
-        self.root = root
         self.sep = '.'
-        self.filename = os.path.join(root, self.getfolderbasename())
+        self.filename = os.path.join(self.getroot(), self.getfolderbasename())
         self.messagelist = {}
         self.savelock = threading.Lock()
         self.doautosave = self.config.getdefaultboolean("general", "fsync",
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class LocalStatusFolder(BaseFolder):
         return self.name
 
     def getroot(self):
-        return self.root
+        return self.repository.root
 
     def getsep(self):
         return self.sep
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
index ba80aa1..08af807 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ class LocalStatusSQLiteFolder(LocalStatusFolder):
     #current version of our db format
     cur_version = 1
 
-    def __init__(self, root, name, repository):
-        super(LocalStatusSQLiteFolder, self).__init__(root, name, 
-                                                      repository)       
-
+    def __init__(self, name, repository):
+        super(LocalStatusSQLiteFolder, self).__init__(name, repository)       
         # dblock protects against concurrent writes in same connection
         self._dblock = Lock()
         #Try to establish connection, no need for threadsafety in __init__
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
index d555064..fdd1e19 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ import re
 class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
     def __init__(self, reposname, account):
         BaseRepository.__init__(self, reposname, account)
-        self.directory = os.path.join(account.getaccountmeta(), 'LocalStatus')
-
-        #statusbackend can be 'plain' or 'sqlite'
+        # Root directory in which the LocalStatus folders reside
+        self.root = os.path.join(account.getaccountmeta(), 'LocalStatus')
+        # statusbackend can be 'plain' or 'sqlite'
         backend = self.account.getconf('status_backend', 'plain')
         if backend == 'sqlite':
             self._backend = 'sqlite'
             self.LocalStatusFolderClass = LocalStatusSQLiteFolder
-            self.directory += '-sqlite'
+            self.root += '-sqlite'
         elif backend == 'plain':
             self._backend = 'plain'
             self.LocalStatusFolderClass = LocalStatusFolder
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
             raise SyntaxWarning("Unknown status_backend '%s' for account '%s'" \
                                 % (backend, account.name))
 
-        if not os.path.exists(self.directory):
-            os.mkdir(self.directory, 0700)
+        if not os.path.exists(self.root):
+            os.mkdir(self.root, 0700)
 
         # self._folders is a list of LocalStatusFolders()
         self._folders = None
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
         # replace with literal 'dot' if final path name is '.' as '.' is
         # an invalid file name.
         basename = re.sub('(^|\/)\.$','\\1dot', basename)
-        return os.path.join(self.directory, basename)
+        return os.path.join(self.root, basename)
 
     def makefolder(self, foldername):
         """Create a LocalStatus Folder
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
 
     def getfolder(self, foldername):
         """Return the Folder() object for a foldername"""
-        return self.LocalStatusFolderClass(self.directory, foldername,
-                                           self)
+        return self.LocalStatusFolderClass(foldername, self)
 
     def getfolders(self):
         """Returns a list of all cached folders."""
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
             return self._folders
 
         self._folders = []
-        for folder in os.listdir(self.directory):
+        for folder in os.listdir(self.root):
             self._folders.append(self.getfolder(folder))
         return self._folders