diff --git a/ckan/config/environment.py b/ckan/config/environment.py
index c6e13b62af7..1b0151e11b1 100644
--- a/ckan/config/environment.py
+++ b/ckan/config/environment.py
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ def find_controller(self, controller):
     search.check_solr_schema_version()
 
     config['routes.map'] = routing.make_map()
+    config['routes.named_routes'] = routing.named_routes
     config['pylons.app_globals'] = app_globals.app_globals
     # initialise the globals
     config['pylons.app_globals']._init()
diff --git a/ckan/lib/helpers.py b/ckan/lib/helpers.py
index 826658ed151..129d452a8d9 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/helpers.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def build_nav(menu_item, title, **kw):
 
 
 def _make_menu_item(menu_item, title, **kw):
-    _menu_items = config['routes.menu_item_data']
+    _menu_items = config['routes.named_routes']
     if menu_item not in _menu_items:
         raise Exception('menu item `%s` cannot be found' % menu_item)
     item = copy.copy(_menu_items[menu_item])