diff --git a/common/modules/base.jsm b/common/modules/base.jsm
index 6e3c6c7d..f39f17bf 100644
--- a/common/modules/base.jsm
+++ b/common/modules/base.jsm
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ function memoize(obj, key, getter) {
         });
     }
     catch (e) {
-        util.reportError(e);
         obj[key] = getter.call(obj, key);
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/modules/contexts.jsm b/common/modules/contexts.jsm
index bf7cbc98..cfc6de87 100644
--- a/common/modules/contexts.jsm
+++ b/common/modules/contexts.jsm
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ var Contexts = Module("contexts", {
                 completer: function (context) modules.completion.group(context)
             });
 
-            memoize(modules, "userContext",  function () contexts.Context(modules.io.getRCFile("~"), contexts.user, [modules, true]));
-            memoize(modules, "_userContext", function () contexts.Context(modules.io.getRCFile("~"), contexts.user, [modules.userContext]));
+            memoize(modules, "userContext",  function () contexts.Context(modules.io.getRCFile("~", true), contexts.user, [modules, true]));
+            memoize(modules, "_userContext", function () contexts.Context(modules.io.getRCFile("~", true), contexts.user, [modules.userContext]));
         },
 
         cleanup: function () {