diff --git a/my/cfg.py b/my/cfg.py
index 3447525..2cd6454 100644
--- a/my/cfg.py
+++ b/my/cfg.py
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ def set_repo(name: str, repo: Union[Path, str]) -> None:
 
 
 # TODO set_repo is still useful, but perhaps move this thing away to core?
+
+# TODO ok, I need to get rid of this, better to rely on regular imports
diff --git a/my/core/common.py b/my/core/common.py
index 77ac086..1edf47b 100644
--- a/my/core/common.py
+++ b/my/core/common.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ def import_from(path: PathIsh, name: str) -> types.ModuleType:
         sys.path.remove(path)
 
 
-def import_dir(path: PathIsh) -> types.ModuleType:
+def import_dir(path: PathIsh, extra: str='') -> types.ModuleType:
     p = Path(path)
-    return import_from(p.parent, p.name)
+    return import_from(p.parent, p.name + extra)
 
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
diff --git a/my/hypothesis.py b/my/hypothesis.py
index 738ba6e..36d7e4f 100644
--- a/my/hypothesis.py
+++ b/my/hypothesis.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class hypothesis(user_config):
     def dal_module(self):
         rpath = self.hypexport
         if rpath is not None:
-            from .cfg import set_repo
-            set_repo('hypexport', rpath)
-
-        import my.config.repos.hypexport.dal as dal
-        return dal
+            from .core.common import import_dir
+            return import_dir(rpath, '.dal')
+        else:
+            import my.config.repos.hypexport.dal as dal
+            return dal
 
 
 from .core.cfg import make_config
diff --git a/my/instapaper.py b/my/instapaper.py
index 3ea064d..cb83031 100644
--- a/my/instapaper.py
+++ b/my/instapaper.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class instapaper(user_config):
     def dal_module(self):
         rpath = self.instapexport
         if rpath is not None:
-            from .cfg import set_repo
-            set_repo('instapexport', rpath)
-
-        import my.config.repos.instapexport.dal as dal
-        return dal
+            from .core.common import import_dir
+            return import_dir(rpath, '.dal')
+        else:
+            import my.config.repos.instapexport.dal as dal
+            return dal
 
 
 from .core.cfg import make_config
diff --git a/my/reddit.py b/my/reddit.py
index 7e9f908..04b1ca0 100755
--- a/my/reddit.py
+++ b/my/reddit.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class reddit(uconfig):
     def dal_module(self) -> ModuleType:
         rpath = self.rexport
         if rpath is not None:
-            from .cfg import set_repo
-            set_repo('rexport', rpath)
-
-        import my.config.repos.rexport.dal as dal
-        return dal
+            from .core.common import import_dir
+            return import_dir(rpath, '.dal')
+        else:
+            import my.config.repos.rexport.dal as dal
+            return dal
 
 
 from .core.cfg import make_config, Attrs