diff --git a/src/sunstone/config.ru b/src/sunstone/config.ru
index 9c0c37947d..dce38aaee0 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/config.ru
+++ b/src/sunstone/config.ru
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.                                             #
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
-SUNSTONE_ROOT_DIR = File.dirname(__FILE__)
-
-$: << SUNSTONE_ROOT_DIR
+$: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'sunstone-server.rb'
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb b/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
index 54fe8c4dd9..962912e901 100755
--- a/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ end
 HOST_LOG_FOLDER = LOG_LOCATION+"/OneMonitor/host"
 VM_LOG_FOLDER =  LOG_LOCATION+"/OneMonitor/vm"
 
+SUNSTONE_ROOT_DIR = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
 $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << SUNSTONE_ROOT_DIR+'/models'
 $: << SUNSTONE_ROOT_DIR+'/share/OneMonitor'