diff --git a/src/App/Mode.php b/src/App/Mode.php
index 514df91c6..48c88d803 100644
--- a/src/App/Mode.php
+++ b/src/App/Mode.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace Friendica\App;
 use Detection\MobileDetect;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
-use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 
 /**
  * Mode of the current Friendica Node
@@ -129,15 +128,13 @@ class Mode
 	 *
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public function determine(BasePath $basepath, Database $database, Cache $configCache): Mode
+	public function determine(string $basePath, Database $database, Cache $configCache): Mode
 	{
 		$mode = 0;
 
-		$basepathName = $basepath->getPath();
-
-		if (!file_exists($basepathName . '/config/local.config.php')
-		    && !file_exists($basepathName . '/config/local.ini.php')
-		    && !file_exists($basepathName . '/.htconfig.php')) {
+		if (!file_exists($basePath . '/config/local.config.php') &&
+			!file_exists($basePath . '/config/local.ini.php') &&
+			!file_exists($basePath . '/.htconfig.php')) {
 			return new Mode($mode);
 		}
 
diff --git a/static/dependencies.config.php b/static/dependencies.config.php
index 6feb76989..1836a44dd 100644
--- a/static/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/static/dependencies.config.php
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ return [
 	App\Mode::class              => [
 		'call' => [
 			['determineRunMode', [true, $_SERVER], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
-			['determine', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
+			['determine', [
+				[Dice::INSTANCE => '$basepath']
+			], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
 		],
 	],
 	Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues::class => [
diff --git a/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php b/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
index aecd2b175..a651a73b1 100644
--- a/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 
 		$this->setUpVfsDir();
 
-		$this->basePathMock    = Mockery::mock(BasePath::class);
 		$this->databaseMock    = Mockery::mock(Database::class);
 		$this->configCacheMock = Mockery::mock(Cache::class);
 	}
@@ -71,15 +70,13 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 
 	public function testWithoutConfig()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn($this->root->url())->once();
-
 		self::assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
 		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
 
 		self::assertFalse($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
-		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->root->url(), $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertTrue($mode->isInstall());
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isNormal());
@@ -89,11 +86,9 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 
 	public function testWithoutDatabase()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn($this->root->url())->once();
-
 		$this->databaseMock->shouldReceive('connected')->andReturn(false)->once();
 
-		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->root->url(), $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isNormal());
 		self::assertTrue($mode->isInstall());
@@ -104,13 +99,11 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 
 	public function testWithMaintenanceMode()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn($this->root->url())->once();
-
 		$this->databaseMock->shouldReceive('connected')->andReturn(true)->once();
 		$this->configCacheMock->shouldReceive('get')->with('system', 'maintenance')
 							  ->andReturn(true)->once();
 
-		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->root->url(), $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isNormal());
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isInstall());
@@ -120,13 +113,11 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 
 	public function testNormalMode()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn($this->root->url())->once();
-
 		$this->databaseMock->shouldReceive('connected')->andReturn(true)->once();
 		$this->configCacheMock->shouldReceive('get')->with('system', 'maintenance')
 							  ->andReturn(false)->once();
 
-		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->root->url(), $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertTrue($mode->isNormal());
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isInstall());
@@ -139,13 +130,11 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 	 */
 	public function testDisabledMaintenance()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn($this->root->url())->once();
-
 		$this->databaseMock->shouldReceive('connected')->andReturn(true)->once();
 		$this->configCacheMock->shouldReceive('get')->with('system', 'maintenance')
 							  ->andReturn(false)->once();
 
-		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$mode = (new Mode())->determine($this->root->url(), $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertTrue($mode->isNormal());
 		self::assertFalse($mode->isInstall());
@@ -158,11 +147,9 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 	 */
 	public function testImmutable()
 	{
-		$this->basePathMock->shouldReceive('getPath')->andReturn(null)->once();
-
 		$mode = new Mode();
 
-		$modeNew = $mode->determine($this->basePathMock, $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
+		$modeNew = $mode->determine('', $this->databaseMock, $this->configCacheMock);
 
 		self::assertNotSame($modeNew, $mode);
 	}