diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index 531141f656..26a3545324 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ LOGGING = get_logger_config(LOG_DIR,
                             syslog_addr=(ENV_TOKENS['SYSLOG_SERVER'], 514),
                             debug=False)
 
-REPOS = ENV_TOKENS['REPOS']
+with open(ENV_ROOT / "repos.json") as repos_file:
+    REPOS = json.load(repos_file)
 
 
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