diff --git a/pisi/operations/install.py b/pisi/operations/install.py
index 0fd08f7d..533a6f49 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/install.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/install.py
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ def install_pkg_files(package_URIs, reinstall = False):
         dfn[name] = x
 
     # check packages' DistributionReleases and Architecture
-    config = pisi.configfile.ConfigurationFile("/etc/pisi/pisi.conf")
     for x in d_t.keys():
         pkg = d_t[x]
-        if pkg.distributionRelease != config.get("general", "distribution_release"):
+        if pkg.distributionRelease != ctx.config.values.get("general", "distribution_release"):
             raise Exception(_('Package %s is not compatible with your distribution release %s %s.') \
-                    % (x, config.get("general", "distribution"), config.get("general", "distribution_release")))
-        if pkg.architecture != config.get("general", "architecture"):
+                    % (x, ctx.config.values.get("general", "distribution"), \
+                    ctx.config.values.get("general", "distribution_release")))
+        if pkg.architecture != ctx.config.values.get("general", "architecture"):
             raise Exception(_('Package %s (%s) is not compatible with your %s architecture.') \
-                    % (x, pkg.architecture, config.get("general", "architecture")))
+                    % (x, pkg.architecture, ctx.config.values.get("general", "architecture")))
 
     def satisfiesDep(dep):
         # is dependency satisfied among available packages