diff --git a/components/net/resource_thread.rs b/components/net/resource_thread.rs
index 7d97ce65780..e43451f0806 100644
--- a/components/net/resource_thread.rs
+++ b/components/net/resource_thread.rs
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ pub fn new_resource_threads(user_agent: String,
         devtools_chan,
         profiler_chan,
         filemanager_chan.clone(),
-        config_dir);
-    let storage: IpcSender<StorageThreadMsg> = StorageThreadFactory::new();
+        config_dir.clone());
+    let storage: IpcSender<StorageThreadMsg> = StorageThreadFactory::new(config_dir);
     (ResourceThreads::new(public_core, storage.clone(), filemanager_chan.clone()),
      ResourceThreads::new(private_core, storage, filemanager_chan))
 }
diff --git a/components/net/storage_thread.rs b/components/net/storage_thread.rs
index 3432e6aa873..0e7c7647420 100644
--- a/components/net/storage_thread.rs
+++ b/components/net/storage_thread.rs
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@ use resource_thread;
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use url::Url;
-use util::opts;
 use util::thread::spawn_named;
 
 const QUOTA_SIZE_LIMIT: usize = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 pub trait StorageThreadFactory {
-    fn new() -> Self;
+    fn new(config_dir: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self;
 }
 
 impl StorageThreadFactory for IpcSender<StorageThreadMsg> {
     /// Create a storage thread
-    fn new() -> IpcSender<StorageThreadMsg> {
+    fn new(config_dir: Option<PathBuf>) -> IpcSender<StorageThreadMsg> {
         let (chan, port) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
         spawn_named("StorageManager".to_owned(), move || {
-            StorageManager::new(port).start();
+            StorageManager::new(port, config_dir).start();
         });
         chan
     }
@@ -34,19 +33,22 @@ struct StorageManager {
     port: IpcReceiver<StorageThreadMsg>,
     session_data: HashMap<String, (usize, BTreeMap<String, String>)>,
     local_data: HashMap<String, (usize, BTreeMap<String, String>)>,
+    config_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl StorageManager {
-    fn new(port: IpcReceiver<StorageThreadMsg>) -> StorageManager {
+    fn new(port: IpcReceiver<StorageThreadMsg>,
+           config_dir: Option<PathBuf>)
+           -> StorageManager {
         let mut local_data = HashMap::new();
-        if let Some(ref config_dir) = opts::get().config_dir {
-            resource_thread::read_json_from_file(
-                &mut local_data, Path::new(config_dir), "local_data.json");
+        if let Some(ref config_dir) = config_dir {
+            resource_thread::read_json_from_file(&mut local_data, config_dir, "local_data.json");
         }
         StorageManager {
             port: port,
             session_data: HashMap::new(),
             local_data: local_data,
+            config_dir: config_dir,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -77,9 +79,8 @@ impl StorageManager {
                     self.clear(sender, url, storage_type)
                 }
                 StorageThreadMsg::Exit(sender) => {
-                    if let Some(ref config_dir) = opts::get().config_dir {
-                        resource_thread::write_json_to_file(
-                            &self.local_data, Path::new(config_dir), "local_data.json");
+                    if let Some(ref config_dir) = self.config_dir {
+                        resource_thread::write_json_to_file(&self.local_data, config_dir, "local_data.json");
                     }
                     let _ = sender.send(());
                     break