diff --git a/webnotes/model/doctype.py b/webnotes/model/doctype.py
index 52bfefa58b..c5e0d172ad 100644
--- a/webnotes/model/doctype.py
+++ b/webnotes/model/doctype.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import webnotes
 import webnotes.model
 import webnotes.model.doc
 import webnotes.model.doclist
-from webnotes.utils import cint
+from webnotes.utils import cint, get_base_path
 
 doctype_cache = webnotes.local('doctype_doctype_cache')
 docfield_types = webnotes.local('doctype_docfield_types')
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def add_embedded_js(doc):
 	doc.fields['__js'] = ((doc.fields.get('__js') or '') + '\n' + custom).encode("utf-8")
 	
 	def _sub(match):
-		fpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(conf.__file__), \
+		fpath = os.path.join(get_base_path(), \
 			re.search('["\'][^"\']*["\']', match.group(0)).group(0)[1:-1])
 		if os.path.exists(fpath):
 			with open(fpath, 'r') as f:
diff --git a/webnotes/model/sync.py b/webnotes/model/sync.py
index 82f284c02c..7392696263 100644
--- a/webnotes/model/sync.py
+++ b/webnotes/model/sync.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import webnotes
 import os
 import conf
 from webnotes.modules.import_file import import_file
+from webntoes.utils import get_base_path
 
 def sync_all(force=0):
 	sync_for("lib", force)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def sync_all(force=0):
 	webnotes.clear_cache()
 
 def sync_for(folder, force=0, sync_everything = False):
-	return walk_and_sync(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(conf.__file__)), 
+	return walk_and_sync(os.path.join(get_base_path(),
 		folder), force, sync_everything)
 
 def walk_and_sync(start_path, force=0, sync_everything = False):
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ def walk_and_sync(start_path, force=0, sync_everything = False):
 
 						webnotes.conn.commit()
 					
-	return modules
\ No newline at end of file
+	return modules
diff --git a/webnotes/modules/__init__.py b/webnotes/modules/__init__.py
index 800482a8fe..b0d97a9408 100644
--- a/webnotes/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/modules/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_module_path(module):
 	"""Returns path of the given module"""
 	m = scrub(module)
 	
-	app_path = os.path.dirname(conf.__file__)
+	app_path = webnotes.utils.get_base_path()
 	
 	if m in ('core', 'website'):
 		return os.path.join(app_path, 'lib', m)
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ def export_doc(doctype, name, module=None):
 	write_document_file(webnotes.model.doc.get(doctype, name), module)
 
 def get_doctype_module(doctype):
-	return webnotes.conn.get_value('DocType', doctype, 'module')
\ No newline at end of file
+	return webnotes.conn.get_value('DocType', doctype, 'module')
diff --git a/webnotes/utils/backups.py b/webnotes/utils/backups.py
index f58130cf27..07421d4b6e 100644
--- a/webnotes/utils/backups.py
+++ b/webnotes/utils/backups.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 #Global constants
 verbose = 0
-import conf
+from webnotes import conf
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class BackupGenerator:
 	"""
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 					self.backup_path_db = this_file_path
 
 	def zip_files(self):
-		# TODO use get_storage_base_path
-		files_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(conf.__file__)), 'public', 'files')
+		files_path = webnotes.utils.get_storage_path(conf.files_path)
 		cmd_string = """tar -cf %s %s""" % (self.backup_path_files, files_path)
 		err, out = webnotes.utils.execute_in_shell(cmd_string)
 	
@@ -186,10 +185,8 @@ def get_backup_path():
 	global backup_path
 	if not backup_path:
 		import os
-		from webnotes import conf
 		# TODO Use get_storage_base_path
-		backup_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(conf.__file__)),
-			'public', 'backups')
+		backup_path = webnotes.utils.get_storage_path(conf.backup_path)
 	return backup_path
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------