diff --git a/.codexdocsrc.sample b/.codexdocsrc.sample
index 715cb16..94ad051 100644
--- a/.codexdocsrc.sample
+++ b/.codexdocsrc.sample
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     {"title": "Support Project", "uri": "/support"}
   ],
   "landingFrameSrc": "https://codex.so/editor?frame=1",
+  "startPage": "codex",
   "misprintsChatId": "12344564",
   "yandexMetrikaId": ""
 }
diff --git a/config/production.json b/config/production.json
index fe19bd3..c91a562 100644
--- a/config/production.json
+++ b/config/production.json
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
   "port": 3000,
   "database": ".db",
   "uploads": "public/uploads",
-  "secret": "iamasecretstring",
-  "startPage": "codex"
+  "secret": "iamasecretstring"
 }
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 8ef3210..1b7a746 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(cookieParser());
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../public')));
 
+// global middleware to define required local variables
+app.use('/', function (req, res, next) {
+  res.locals.startPage = app.locals.config.startPage;
+  next();
+});
 app.use('/', routes);
 // catch 404 and forward to error handler
 app.use(function (req, res, next) {
diff --git a/src/routes/home.js b/src/routes/home.js
index 6169bbb..3b33f2c 100644
--- a/src/routes/home.js
+++ b/src/routes/home.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const verifyToken = require('./middlewares/token');
 const router = express.Router();
-const config = require('../../config/index');
 
 /* GET home page. */
 router.get('/', verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
-  if (config.startPage) {
-    return res.redirect(config.startPage);
+  console.log(res.locals);
+  if (res.locals.startPage) {
+    return res.redirect(res.locals.startPage);
   }
   res.render('pages/index', { isAuthorized: res.locals.isAuthorized });
 });