diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
index 3339424..c8ed108 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class BaseFolder(object):
         self.ui = getglobalui()
         self.name = name
         self.repository = repository
+        self.config = repository.getconfig()
 
     def getname(self):
         """Returns name"""
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
index 32625fa..afaaa0d 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class IMAPFolder(BaseFolder):
     def __init__(self, imapserver, name, visiblename, repository):
         name = imaputil.dequote(name)
         super(IMAPFolder, self).__init__(name, repository)
-        self.config = imapserver.config
         self.expunge = repository.getexpunge()
         self.root = None # imapserver.root
         self.sep = imapserver.delim
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
index ad7ccb6..821ad88 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ except NameError:
 magicline = "OFFLINEIMAP LocalStatus CACHE DATA - DO NOT MODIFY - FORMAT 1"
 
 class LocalStatusFolder(BaseFolder):
-    def __init__(self, root, name, repository, config):
+    def __init__(self, root, name, repository):
         super(LocalStatusFolder, self).__init__(name, repository)
         self.root = root
         self.sep = '.'
-        self.config = config
         self.filename = os.path.join(root, self.getfolderbasename())
         self.messagelist = {}
         self.savelock = threading.Lock()
-        self.doautosave = config.getdefaultboolean("general", "fsync", False)
+        self.doautosave = self.config.getdefaultboolean("general", "fsync",
+                                                        False)
         """Should we perform fsyncs as often as possible?"""
 
     def storesmessages(self):
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
index 6eccbaa..ba80aa1 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ class LocalStatusSQLiteFolder(LocalStatusFolder):
     #current version of our db format
     cur_version = 1
 
-    def __init__(self, root, name, repository, config):
+    def __init__(self, root, name, repository):
         super(LocalStatusSQLiteFolder, self).__init__(root, name, 
-                                                      repository, 
-                                                      config)       
+                                                      repository)       
 
         # dblock protects against concurrent writes in same connection
         self._dblock = Lock()
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py b/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
index 5d75121..894328c 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ def gettimeseq():
         timelock.release()
 
 class MaildirFolder(BaseFolder):
-    def __init__(self, root, name, sep, repository, config):
+    def __init__(self, root, name, sep, repository):
         super(MaildirFolder, self).__init__(name, repository)
-        self.config = config
-        self.dofsync = config.getdefaultboolean("general", "fsync", True)
+        self.dofsync = self.config.getdefaultboolean("general", "fsync", True)
         self.root = root
         self.sep = sep
         self.messagelist = None
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
index 20291a1..d555064 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/LocalStatus.py
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ class LocalStatusRepository(BaseRepository):
     def getfolder(self, foldername):
         """Return the Folder() object for a foldername"""
         return self.LocalStatusFolderClass(self.directory, foldername,
-                                           self,
-                                           self.config)
+                                           self)
 
     def getfolders(self):
         """Returns a list of all cached folders."""
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/Maildir.py b/offlineimap/repository/Maildir.py
index a7f7c79..2e185ee 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/Maildir.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/Maildir.py
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ class MaildirRepository(BaseRepository):
         if self.config.has_option('Repository ' + self.name, 'restoreatime') and self.config.getboolean('Repository ' + self.name, 'restoreatime'):
             self._append_folder_atimes(foldername)
         return folder.Maildir.MaildirFolder(self.root, foldername,
-                                            self.getsep(), self, 
-                                            self.config)
+                                            self.getsep(), self)
     
     def _getfolders_scandir(self, root, extension = None):
         """Recursively scan folder 'root'; return a list of MailDirFolder
@@ -167,8 +166,7 @@ class MaildirRepository(BaseRepository):
                 retval.append(folder.Maildir.MaildirFolder(self.root,
                                                            foldername,
                                                            self.getsep(),
-                                                           self,
-                                                           self.config))
+                                                           self))
             if self.getsep() == '/' and dirname != '.':
                 # Recursively check sub-directories for folders too.
                 retval.extend(self._getfolders_scandir(root, foldername))