diff --git a/server/middleware.go b/server/middleware.go
index 53f85162513dd0394cc016ba49d53354eaee3b55..faa9959692585ee67741b7aea4bad9e9f5c895a9 100644
--- a/server/middleware.go
+++ b/server/middleware.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ func softServeMiddleware(ac *appCfg.Config) wish.Middleware {
 					fp := filepath.Clean(cmds[0])
 					ps := strings.Split(fp, "/")
 					repo := ps[0]
+					if repo == "config" {
+						return
+					}
 					repoExists := false
 					for _, rp := range ac.Source.AllRepos() {
 						if rp.Name == repo {