diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/helpers/prearchive/PrearcDatabase.java b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/helpers/prearchive/PrearcDatabase.java
index 1b359a7e4d9685ac79fe96a72975e15a96c33962..6523ee706b504559ab0d8689086162530066dce2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/helpers/prearchive/PrearcDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/helpers/prearchive/PrearcDatabase.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.nrg.action.ClientException;
 import org.nrg.automation.entities.Script;
 import org.nrg.automation.services.ScriptService;
-import org.nrg.config.exceptions.ConfigServiceException;
 import org.nrg.dicomtools.filters.DicomFilterService;
 import org.nrg.dicomtools.filters.SeriesImportFilter;
 import org.nrg.framework.constants.PrearchiveCode;
@@ -179,12 +178,7 @@ public final class PrearcDatabase {
         if (preferences != null) {
             return preferences.getPrearchivePath();
         }
-        try {
-            final Properties properties = XDAT.getSiteConfiguration();
-            return properties.getProperty("prearchivePath");
-        } catch (ConfigServiceException e) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getPrearchivePath();
     }
 
     private static boolean tableExists() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/screens/XDATScreen_UpdateUser.java b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/screens/XDATScreen_UpdateUser.java
index bbe5853cbcf632eb7aba1d6c8ccc8ffeb74eaf8e..9f08bc2e61c2ba0e68d8c10d6471807d80bdc583 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/screens/XDATScreen_UpdateUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/screens/XDATScreen_UpdateUser.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.apache.turbine.services.velocity.TurbineVelocity;
 import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData;
 import org.apache.velocity.context.Context;
 import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.EscapeTool;
-import org.nrg.config.exceptions.ConfigServiceException;
 import org.nrg.xdat.XDAT;
 import org.nrg.xdat.display.DisplayManager;
 import org.nrg.xdat.security.helpers.Users;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import org.nrg.xdat.turbine.modules.screens.SecureScreen;
 import org.nrg.xdat.turbine.utils.AccessLogger;
 import org.nrg.xdat.turbine.utils.AdminUtils;
 import org.nrg.xdat.turbine.utils.TurbineUtils;
-import org.nrg.xft.XFT;
 import org.nrg.xft.security.UserI;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
@@ -54,10 +52,9 @@ public class XDATScreen_UpdateUser extends SecureScreen {
 
         c.put("showReason", XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getShowChangeJustification());
         c.put("requireReason", XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getRequireChangeJustification());
-        try{
-            c.put("siteConfig", XDAT.getSiteConfiguration());
-        }catch(ConfigServiceException ignored){
-        }
+
+        c.put("siteConfig", XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences());
+
 
         doBuildTemplate(data, c);
     }