diff --git a/model/puller.go b/model/puller.go
index ca37781e5..7ea6379e6 100644
--- a/model/puller.go
+++ b/model/puller.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func newPuller(repoCfg config.RepositoryConfiguration, model *Model, slots int,
 		if !ok {
 			l.Fatalf("Requested versioning type %q that does not exist", repoCfg.Versioning.Type)
 		}
-		p.versioner = factory(repoCfg.Versioning.Params)
+		p.versioner = factory(repoCfg.ID, repoCfg.Directory, repoCfg.Versioning.Params)
 	}
 
 	if slots > 0 {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ func (p *puller) handleEmptyBlock(b bqBlock) {
 			if debug {
 				l.Debugln("pull: deleting with versioner")
 			}
-			if err := p.versioner.Archive(p.repoCfg.Directory, of.filepath); err == nil {
+			if err := p.versioner.Archive(of.filepath); err == nil {
 				p.model.updateLocal(p.repoCfg.ID, f)
 			} else if debug {
 				l.Debugln("pull: error:", err)
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ func (p *puller) closeFile(f protocol.FileInfo) {
 	osutil.ShowFile(of.temp)
 
 	if p.versioner != nil {
-		err := p.versioner.Archive(p.repoCfg.Directory, of.filepath)
+		err := p.versioner.Archive(of.filepath)
 		if err != nil {
 			if debug {
 				l.Debugf("pull: error: %q / %q: %v", p.repoCfg.ID, f.Name, err)
diff --git a/versioner/simple.go b/versioner/simple.go
index 7c24ea6d4..a3c2af030 100644
--- a/versioner/simple.go
+++ b/versioner/simple.go
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@ func init() {
 
 // The type holds our configuration
 type Simple struct {
-	keep int
+	keep     int
+	repoPath string
 }
 
 // The constructor function takes a map of parameters and creates the type.
-func NewSimple(params map[string]string) Versioner {
+func NewSimple(repoID, repoPath string, params map[string]string) Versioner {
 	keep, err := strconv.Atoi(params["keep"])
 	if err != nil {
 		keep = 5 // A reasonable default
 	}
 
 	s := Simple{
-		keep: keep,
+		keep:     keep,
+		repoPath: repoPath,
 	}
 
 	if debug {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func NewSimple(params map[string]string) Versioner {
 
 // Move away the named file to a version archive. If this function returns
 // nil, the named file does not exist any more (has been archived).
-func (v Simple) Archive(repoPath, filePath string) error {
+func (v Simple) Archive(filePath string) error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(filePath)
 	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if debug {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func (v Simple) Archive(repoPath, filePath string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	versionsDir := filepath.Join(repoPath, ".stversions")
+	versionsDir := filepath.Join(v.repoPath, ".stversions")
 	_, err = os.Stat(versionsDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (v Simple) Archive(repoPath, filePath string) error {
 	}
 
 	file := filepath.Base(filePath)
-	inRepoPath, err := filepath.Rel(repoPath, filepath.Dir(filePath))
+	inRepoPath, err := filepath.Rel(v.repoPath, filepath.Dir(filePath))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/versioner/versioner.go b/versioner/versioner.go
index c5d0d3efb..babb65b2f 100644
--- a/versioner/versioner.go
+++ b/versioner/versioner.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package versioner
 
 type Versioner interface {
-	Archive(repoPath, filePath string) error
+	Archive(filePath string) error
 }
 
-var Factories = map[string]func(map[string]string) Versioner{}
+var Factories = map[string]func(repoID string, repoDir string, params map[string]string) Versioner{}