diff --git a/dvc/command/base.py b/dvc/command/base.py
index c39abb7fa..0a1f88e66 100644
--- a/dvc/command/base.py
+++ b/dvc/command/base.py
@@ -65,3 +65,11 @@ class CmdBase(object):
     # Abstract methods that have to be implemented by any inheritance class
     def run(self):
         pass
+
+
+class CmdBaseNoRepo(CmdBase):
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self.args = args
+
+    def run_cmd(self):
+        return self.run()
diff --git a/dvc/command/config.py b/dvc/command/config.py
index 7cd594803..f62ac5d7d 100644
--- a/dvc/command/config.py
+++ b/dvc/command/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from dvc.command.base import CmdBase, append_doc_link
+from dvc.command.base import CmdBaseNoRepo, append_doc_link
 from dvc.config import Config
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class CmdConfig(CmdBase):
+class CmdConfig(CmdBaseNoRepo):
     def __init__(self, args):
         from dvc.repo import Repo, NotDvcRepoError
 
-        self.args = args
+        super(CmdConfig, self).__init__(args)
 
         try:
             dvc_dir = os.path.join(Repo.find_root(), Repo.DVC_DIR)
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class CmdConfig(CmdBase):
                 raise saved_exc
             self.configobj = self.config._repo_config
 
-    def run_cmd(self):
-        return self.run()
-
     def _unset(self, section, opt=None, configobj=None):
         if configobj is None:
             configobj = self.configobj
diff --git a/dvc/command/daemon.py b/dvc/command/daemon.py
index 07b931c72..01fa07532 100644
--- a/dvc/command/daemon.py
+++ b/dvc/command/daemon.py
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from dvc.command.base import CmdBase, fix_subparsers
+from dvc.command.base import CmdBaseNoRepo, fix_subparsers
 
 
-class CmdDaemonBase(CmdBase):
-    def __init__(self, args):
-        self.args = args
-        self.config = None
-
-    def run_cmd(self):
-        return self.run()
+class CmdDaemonBase(CmdBaseNoRepo):
+    pass
 
 
 class CmdDaemonUpdater(CmdDaemonBase):
diff --git a/dvc/command/init.py b/dvc/command/init.py
index c435a9757..0e9bdf83f 100644
--- a/dvc/command/init.py
+++ b/dvc/command/init.py
@@ -3,17 +3,14 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from dvc.command.base import append_doc_link
+from dvc.command.base import CmdBaseNoRepo, append_doc_link
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class CmdInit(object):
-    def __init__(self, args):
-        self.args = args
-
-    def run_cmd(self):
+class CmdInit(CmdBaseNoRepo):
+    def run(self):
         from dvc.repo import Repo
         from dvc.exceptions import InitError
 
diff --git a/dvc/command/root.py b/dvc/command/root.py
index f51e19da6..b52364cbb 100644
--- a/dvc/command/root.py
+++ b/dvc/command/root.py
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ import argparse
 import os
 import logging
 
-from dvc.command.base import CmdBase, append_doc_link
+from dvc.repo import Repo
+from dvc.command.base import CmdBaseNoRepo, append_doc_link
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class CmdRoot(CmdBase):
-    def run_cmd(self):
-        return self.run()
-
+class CmdRoot(CmdBaseNoRepo):
     def run(self):
-        logger.info(os.path.relpath(self.repo.root_dir))
+        logger.info(os.path.relpath(Repo.find_root()))
         return 0