diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
index e5535e26f5..8f9ae86f66 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.serializers import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
+import InvenTree.config
 import InvenTree.version
 from common.settings import get_global_setting
 from InvenTree import helpers
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ class InfoView(APIView):
             'system_health': check_system_health() if is_staff else None,
             'database': InvenTree.version.inventreeDatabase() if is_staff else None,
             'platform': InvenTree.version.inventreePlatform() if is_staff else None,
-            'installer': InvenTree.version.inventreeInstaller() if is_staff else None,
+            'installer': InvenTree.config.inventreeInstaller() if is_staff else None,
             'target': InvenTree.version.inventreeTarget() if is_staff else None,
             'django_admin': settings.INVENTREE_ADMIN_URL
             if (is_staff and settings.INVENTREE_ADMIN_ENABLED)
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/config.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/config.py
index 32d5263aa9..c8e6aadf50 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/config.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/config.py
@@ -74,8 +74,40 @@ def get_root_dir() -> Path:
     return get_base_dir().parent.parent.parent
 
 
+def inventreeInstaller() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Returns the installer for the running codebase - if set or detectable."""
+    # First look in the environment variables, e.g. if running in docker
+
+    installer = os.environ.get('INVENTREE_PKG_INSTALLER', '')
+
+    if installer:
+        return str(installer)
+    elif os.environ.get('INVENTREE_DEVCONTAINER', 'False') == 'True':
+        return 'DEV'
+
+    try:
+        from django.conf import settings
+
+        from InvenTree.version import main_commit
+
+        if settings.DOCKER:
+            return 'DOC'
+        elif main_commit is not None:
+            return 'GIT'
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
 def get_config_dir() -> Path:
-    """Returns the InvenTree configuration directory."""
+    """Returns the InvenTree configuration directory depending on the install type."""
+    if inst := inventreeInstaller():
+        if inst == 'DOC':
+            return Path('/home/inventree/data/').resolve()
+        elif inst == 'DEV':
+            return Path('/home/inventree/dev/').resolve()
+        elif inst == 'PKG':
+            return Path('/etc/inventree/').resolve()
     return get_root_dir().joinpath('config').resolve()
 
 
@@ -544,6 +576,7 @@ def check_config_dir(
             setting_name,
             config_dir,
         )
+
         try:
             from common.settings import GlobalWarningCode, set_global_warning
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/templatetags/inventree_extras.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
index cc73aad0e7..2327c2854a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.conf import settings as djangosettings
 import structlog
 
 import common.models
+import InvenTree.config
 import InvenTree.helpers
 import plugin.models
 from common.settings import get_global_setting
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def inventree_commit_hash(*args, **kwargs):
 @register.simple_tag()
 def inventree_installer(*args, **kwargs):
     """Return InvenTree package installer string."""
-    return version.inventreeInstaller()
+    return InvenTree.config.inventreeInstaller()
 
 
 @register.simple_tag()
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
index c77203b39f..443aedc05a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
@@ -262,22 +262,6 @@ def inventreeCommitDate():
     return str(commit_dt.date())
 
 
-def inventreeInstaller():
-    """Returns the installer for the running codebase - if set."""
-    # First look in the environment variables, e.g. if running in docker
-
-    installer = os.environ.get('INVENTREE_PKG_INSTALLER', '')
-
-    if installer:
-        return installer
-    elif settings.DOCKER:
-        return 'DOC'
-    elif main_commit is not None:
-        return 'GIT'
-
-    return None
-
-
 def inventreeBranch():
     """Returns the branch for the running codebase - if set."""
     # First look in the environment variables, e.g. if running in docker