diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 53bf966ee..f132457a2 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import grant from "grant";
 import router from "./routes/user";
 import { loadSuml } from './loader';
-import {buildLocaleList, isGranted} from "../src/helpers";
+import {isGranted} from "../src/helpers";
 
 global.config = loadSuml('config');
 
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ app.use(session({
 
 app.use(async function (req, res, next) {
     try {
-        req.config = global.config;
-        req.locales = buildLocaleList(global.config.locale);
         req.rawUser = authenticate(req);
         req.user = req.rawUser && req.rawUser.authenticated ? req.rawUser : null;
         req.isGranted = (area, locale = global.config.locale) => req.user && isGranted(req.user, locale, area);
diff --git a/server/routes/admin.js b/server/routes/admin.js
index 9b26a792e..821d858c8 100644
--- a/server/routes/admin.js
+++ b/server/routes/admin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import SQL from 'sql-template-strings';
 import avatar from '../avatar';
 import {config as socialLoginConfig} from "../social";
-import {buildDict, now, shuffle, handleErrorAsync} from "../../src/helpers";
+import {buildDict, now, shuffle, handleErrorAsync, buildLocaleList} from "../../src/helpers";
 import locales from '../../src/locales';
 import {calculateStats, statsFile} from '../../src/stats';
 import fs from 'fs';
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ router.get('/admin/list', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         `);
 
         const adminsGroupped = buildDict(function* () {
-            yield [req.config.locale, []];
+            yield [global.config.locale, []];
             for (let [locale, , , published] of locales) {
-                if (locale !== req.config.locale && published) {
+                if (locale !== global.config.locale && published) {
                     yield [locale, []];
                 }
             }
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ router.get('/admin/list/footer', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
             SELECT u.username, p.footerName, p.footerAreas, p.locale
             FROM users u
             LEFT JOIN profiles p ON p.userId = u.id
-            WHERE p.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+            WHERE p.locale = ${global.config.locale}
               AND p.footerName IS NOT NULL AND p.footerName != ''
               AND p.footerAreas IS NOT NULL AND p.footerAreas != ''
         `);
 
-        const fromConfig = req.config.contact.authors || [];
+        const fromConfig = global.config.contact.authors || [];
 
         return [...fromDb, ...fromConfig];
     })));
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ router.get('/admin/stats', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
 
     const stats = fs.existsSync(statsFile)
         ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(statsFile))
-        : await calculateStats(req.db, req.locales);
+        : await calculateStats(req.db, buildLocaleList(global.config.locale));
 
     for (let locale in stats.locales) {
         if (stats.locales.hasOwnProperty(locale) && !req.isGranted('panel', locale)) {
diff --git a/server/routes/banner.js b/server/routes/banner.js
index 84cf767ac..64103118f 100644
--- a/server/routes/banner.js
+++ b/server/routes/banner.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ router.get('/banner/:pronounName*.png', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
 
         const logo = await loadImage('node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-pro/svgs/light/tags.svg');
 
-        if (!pronoun && pronounName !== req.config.pronouns.any) {
+        if (!pronoun && pronounName !== global.config.pronouns.any) {
             await fallback();
             return canvas.toBuffer(mime);
         }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ router.get('/banner/:pronounName*.png', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         context.font = 'regular 48pt Quicksand'
         context.fillText(translations.pronouns.intro + ':', width / leftRatio + imageSize / 1.5, height / 2 - 36)
 
-        const pronounNameOptions = pronounName === req.config.pronouns.any ? [req.config.pronouns.any] : pronoun.nameOptions();
+        const pronounNameOptions = pronounName === global.config.pronouns.any ? [global.config.pronouns.any] : pronoun.nameOptions();
         context.font = `bold ${pronounNameOptions.length <= 2 ? '70' : '36'}pt Quicksand`
         context.fillText(pronounNameOptions.join('\n'), width / leftRatio + imageSize / 1.5, height / 2 + (pronounNameOptions.length <= 2 ? 72 : 24));
 
diff --git a/server/routes/census.js b/server/routes/census.js
index 79792cb66..1f7cff388 100644
--- a/server/routes/census.js
+++ b/server/routes/census.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ const hasFinished = async req => {
     if (req.user) {
         const byUser = await req.db.get(SQL`
             SELECT * FROM census
-            WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
-            AND edition = ${req.config.census.edition}
+            WHERE locale = ${global.config.locale}
+            AND edition = ${global.config.census.edition}
             AND userId = ${req.user.id}
         `);
         return !!byUser;
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ const hasFinished = async req => {
     const fingerprint = buildFingerprint(req);
     const byFingerprint = await req.db.get(SQL`
         SELECT * FROM census
-        WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND edition = ${req.config.census.edition}
+        WHERE locale = ${global.config.locale}
+        AND edition = ${global.config.census.edition}
         AND fingerprint = ${fingerprint}
         AND userId IS NULL
     `);
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ router.post('/census/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     const id = ulid();
     await req.db.get(SQL`INSERT INTO census (id, locale, edition, userId, fingerprint, answers, writins, ip, userAgent, acceptLanguage, suspicious) VALUES (
         ${id},
-        ${req.config.locale},
-        ${req.config.census.edition},
+        ${global.config.locale},
+        ${global.config.census.edition},
         ${req.user ? req.user.id : null},
         ${buildFingerprint(req)},
         ${req.body.answers},
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ router.post('/census/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
 router.get('/census/count', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json((await req.db.get(SQL`
         SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM census
-        WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND edition = ${req.config.census.edition}
+        WHERE locale = ${global.config.locale}
+        AND edition = ${global.config.census.edition}
     `)).c);
 }));
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ router.get('/census/export', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     const report = [];
     for (let {answers, writins} of await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT answers, writins FROM census
-        WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND edition = ${req.config.census.edition}
+        WHERE locale = ${global.config.locale}
+        AND edition = ${global.config.census.edition}
         AND suspicious = 0
     `)) {
         answers = JSON.parse(answers);
diff --git a/server/routes/inclusive.js b/server/routes/inclusive.js
index 67862275c..17cfad57e 100644
--- a/server/routes/inclusive.js
+++ b/server/routes/inclusive.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ router.get('/inclusive', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM inclusive i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
-        WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE i.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('inclusive') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         ORDER BY i.approved, i.insteadOf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ router.get('/inclusive/search/:term', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM inclusive i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
-        WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE i.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('inclusive') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         AND (i.insteadOf like ${term} OR i.say like ${term})
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ router.post('/inclusive/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         VALUES (
             ${id},
             ${req.body.insteadOf.join('|')}, ${req.body.say.join('|')}, ${req.body.because},
-            0, ${req.body.base}, ${req.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null},
+            0, ${req.body.base}, ${global.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null},
             ${req.body.categories.join(',')}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.links)}
         )
     `);
diff --git a/server/routes/nouns.js b/server/routes/nouns.js
index 9abaee5ab..b02ada00f 100644
--- a/server/routes/nouns.js
+++ b/server/routes/nouns.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const addVersions = async (req, nouns) => {
     const sources = await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT s.*, u.username AS submitter FROM sources s
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
-        WHERE s.locale == ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE s.locale == ${global.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
         AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
         AND s.key IN (`.append([...keys].join(',')).append(SQL`)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ router.get('/nouns', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await addVersions(req, await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT n.*, u.username AS author FROM nouns n
         LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
-        WHERE n.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE n.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND n.deleted = 0
         AND n.approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         ORDER BY n.approved, n.masc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ router.get('/nouns/search/:term', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await addVersions(req, await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT n.*, u.username AS author FROM nouns n
         LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
-        WHERE n.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE n.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND n.approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         AND n.deleted = 0
         AND (n.masc like ${term} OR n.fem like ${term} OR n.neutr like ${term} OR n.mascPl like ${term} OR n.femPl like ${term} OR n.neutrPl like ${term})
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ router.post('/nouns/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
             ${req.body.masc.join('|')}, ${req.body.fem.join('|')}, ${req.body.neutr.join('|')},
             ${req.body.mascPl.join('|')}, ${req.body.femPl.join('|')}, ${req.body.neutrPl.join('|')},
             ${req.body.sources || null},
-            0, ${req.body.base}, ${req.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null}
+            0, ${req.body.base}, ${global.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null}
         )
     `);
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ router.get('/nouns/:word.png', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     const term = '%' + query + '%';
     const noun = (await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT * FROM nouns
-        WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         AND (masc like ${term} OR fem like ${term} OR neutr like ${term} OR mascPl like ${term} OR femPl like ${term} OR neutrPl like ${term})
         ORDER BY masc
diff --git a/server/routes/profile.js b/server/routes/profile.js
index 98dd6451a..354f0e088 100644
--- a/server/routes/profile.js
+++ b/server/routes/profile.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ router.post('/profile/save', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     // TODO just make it a transaction...
-    const ids = (await req.db.all(SQL`SELECT * FROM profiles WHERE userId = ${req.user.id} AND locale = ${req.config.locale}`)).map(row => row.id);
+    const ids = (await req.db.all(SQL`SELECT * FROM profiles WHERE userId = ${req.user.id} AND locale = ${global.config.locale}`)).map(row => row.id);
     if (ids.length) {
         await req.db.get(SQL`UPDATE profiles
             SET
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ router.post('/profile/save', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         `);
     } else {
         await req.db.get(SQL`INSERT INTO profiles (id, userId, locale, names, pronouns, description, birthday, links, flags, customFlags, words, active, teamName, footerName, footerAreas)
-            VALUES (${ulid()}, ${req.user.id}, ${req.config.locale}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.names)}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.pronouns)},
+            VALUES (${ulid()}, ${req.user.id}, ${global.config.locale}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.names)}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.pronouns)},
                 ${req.body.description}, ${req.body.birthday || null}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.links.filter(x => !!x))}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.flags)}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.customFlags)},
                 ${JSON.stringify(req.body.words)}, 1,
                 ${req.isGranted('users') ? req.body.teamName || null : ''},
diff --git a/server/routes/pronounce.js b/server/routes/pronounce.js
index 1c3ca8132..df0f2e94f 100644
--- a/server/routes/pronounce.js
+++ b/server/routes/pronounce.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ router.get('/pronounce/:voice/:pronoun*', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         return res.status(404).json({error: 'Not found'});
     }
 
-    const voice = req.config.pronunciation.voices[req.params.voice];
+    const voice = global.config.pronunciation.voices[req.params.voice];
     if (!voice) {
         return res.status(404).json({error: 'Not found'});
     }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ router.get('/pronounce/:voice/:pronoun*', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     const s3 = new S3(awsConfig);
     const polly = new Polly(awsConfig);
 
-    const key = `pronunciation/${req.config.locale}-${req.params.voice}/${pronounString}/${sha1(text)}.mp3`;
+    const key = `pronunciation/${global.config.locale}-${req.params.voice}/${pronounString}/${sha1(text)}.mp3`;
 
     try {
         const s3getResponse = await s3.getObject({Key: key}).promise();
diff --git a/server/routes/sources.js b/server/routes/sources.js
index 95f1fd761..977f1ac15 100644
--- a/server/routes/sources.js
+++ b/server/routes/sources.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const linkOtherVersions = async (req, sources) => {
     const otherVersions = await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT s.*, u.username AS submitter FROM sources s
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
-        WHERE s.locale != ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE s.locale != ${global.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
         AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
         AND s.key IN (`.append([...keys].join(',')).append(SQL`)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ router.get('/sources', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     let sql = SQL`
         SELECT s.*, u.username AS submitter FROM sources s
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
-        WHERE s.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE s.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
         AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
     `;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ router.get('/sources/:id', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await linkOtherVersions(req, await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT s.*, u.username AS submitter FROM sources s
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
-        WHERE s.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE s.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
         AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
         AND s.id = ${req.params.id}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ router.post('/sources/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     await req.db.get(SQL`
         INSERT INTO sources (id, locale, pronouns, type, author, title, extra, year, fragments, comment, link, key, images, submitter_id, base_id)
         VALUES (
-            ${id}, ${req.config.locale}, ${req.body.pronouns.join(';')},
+            ${id}, ${global.config.locale}, ${req.body.pronouns.join(';')},
             ${req.body.type}, ${req.body.author}, ${req.body.title}, ${req.body.extra}, ${req.body.year},
             ${req.body.fragments.join('@').replace(/\n/g, '|')}, ${req.body.comment}, ${req.body.link},
             ${req.body.key || null}, ${req.body.images || null},
diff --git a/server/routes/terms.js b/server/routes/terms.js
index c3c31ad2c..5a50ddec0 100644
--- a/server/routes/terms.js
+++ b/server/routes/terms.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ router.get('/terms', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         return req.db.all(SQL`
             SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM terms i
             LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
-            WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+            WHERE i.locale = ${global.config.locale}
             AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('terms') ? 0 : 1}
             AND i.deleted = 0
             ORDER BY i.term
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ router.get('/terms/search/:term', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM terms i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
-        WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
+        WHERE i.locale = ${global.config.locale}
         AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('terms') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         AND (i.term like ${term} OR i.original like ${term})
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ router.post('/terms/submit', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         VALUES (
             ${id},
             ${req.body.term.join('|')}, ${req.body.original.join('|')}, ${req.body.definition},
-            0, ${req.body.base}, ${req.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null},
+            0, ${req.body.base}, ${global.config.locale}, ${req.user ? req.user.id : null},
             ${req.body.category}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.flags)}, ${req.body.images}
         )
     `);