diff --git a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
index 4303e729c8..ad49f868d5 100644
--- a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
+++ b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ from .user_settings import (
     OpenPypeSettingsRegistry
 )
 from .tools import (
-    get_openpype_path_from_db,
+    get_openpype_global_settings,
+    get_openpype_path_from_settings,
     get_expected_studio_version_str
 )
 
@@ -1263,7 +1264,8 @@ class BootstrapRepos:
         openpype_path = None
         # try to get OpenPype path from mongo.
         if location.startswith("mongodb"):
-            openpype_path = get_openpype_path_from_db(location)
+            global_settings = get_openpype_global_settings(location)
+            openpype_path = get_openpype_path_from_settings(global_settings)
             if not openpype_path:
                 self._print("cannot find OPENPYPE_PATH in settings.")
                 return None
diff --git a/igniter/tools.py b/igniter/tools.py
index ed33d7c766..57159b5e52 100644
--- a/igniter/tools.py
+++ b/igniter/tools.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def get_openpype_global_settings(url: str) -> dict:
     return global_settings.get("data") or {}
 
 
-def get_openpype_path_from_db(settings: dict) -> Union[str, None]:
+def get_openpype_path_from_settings(settings: dict) -> Union[str, None]:
     """Get OpenPype path from global settings.
 
     Args:
diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index 3a8ed834eb..f8a01dd9ab 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ import igniter  # noqa: E402
 from igniter import BootstrapRepos  # noqa: E402
 from igniter.tools import (
     get_openpype_global_settings,
-    get_openpype_path_from_db,
+    get_openpype_path_from_settings,
     validate_mongo_connection,
     OpenPypeVersionNotFound
 )  # noqa
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ def boot():
 
     # Get openpype path from database and set it to environment so openpype can
     # find its versions there and bootstrap them.
-    openpype_path = get_openpype_path_from_db(global_settings)
+    openpype_path = get_openpype_path_from_settings(global_settings)
 
     if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
         local_version = bootstrap.get_version(Path(OPENPYPE_ROOT))