diff --git a/lib/api/github.js b/lib/api/github.js
index bceb83cf0e80f1b01da385b571d7ef7072f51d93..f47cfb6861365a2a19d4c4930a0f43efbc59f9dc 100644
--- a/lib/api/github.js
+++ b/lib/api/github.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ async function initRepo(repoName, token, endpoint, repoLogger) {
     process.env.GITHUB_ENDPOINT = endpoint;
   }
   config.repoName = repoName;
+  const platformConfig = {};
   try {
     const res = await ghGot(`repos/${repoName}`);
     config.privateRepo = res.body.private === true;
@@ -160,12 +161,12 @@ async function initRepo(repoName, token, endpoint, repoLogger) {
     } else {
       logger.debug('Could not find allowed merge methods for repo');
     }
-    config.repoForceRebase = false;
+    platformConfig.repoForceRebase = false;
     try {
       const branchProtection = await getBranchProtection(config.baseBranch);
       if (branchProtection.strict) {
         logger.debug('Repo has branch protection and needs PRs up-to-date');
-        config.repoForceRebase = true;
+        platformConfig.repoForceRebase = true;
       } else {
         logger.debug(
           'Repo has branch protection but does not require up-to-date'
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ async function initRepo(repoName, token, endpoint, repoLogger) {
     logger.error({ err }, 'Unknown GitHub initRepo error');
     throw err;
   }
-  return config;
+  return platformConfig;
 }
 
 async function getBranchProtection(branchName) {
diff --git a/lib/api/gitlab.js b/lib/api/gitlab.js
index 62f5d70d6b8a9fc260d463e2e9741cef12b59d3a..568755a7f6ecd0dde2b5ab54016cc113f168e7ab 100644
--- a/lib/api/gitlab.js
+++ b/lib/api/gitlab.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async function initRepo(repoName, token, endpoint, repoLogger) {
     logger.error({ err }, `GitLab init error`);
     throw err;
   }
-  return config;
+  return {};
 }
 
 async function setBaseBranch(branchName) {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/apis.js b/lib/workers/repository/apis.js
index 484387fba034099766b31b577eb49baa1a6f79d7..266dad516142d6b5cfebb7ad3859d24b822647b6 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/apis.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/apis.js
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ async function initApis(inputConfig, token) {
 
   const config = Object.assign({}, inputConfig);
   config.api = getPlatformApi(config.platform);
-  await config.api.initRepo(
+  const platformConfig = await config.api.initRepo(
     config.repository,
     token,
     config.endpoint,
     config.logger
   );
   // Check for presence of .npmrc in repository
+  Object.assign(config, platformConfig);
   await module.exports.setNpmrc(config);
   return config;
 }
diff --git a/test/api/__snapshots__/github.spec.js.snap b/test/api/__snapshots__/github.spec.js.snap
index 65e558347c1562d708c07c1fa43486608d451d4e..b87fdc7ff754ea2bad84d96d1fdb658b2cca90a5 100644
--- a/test/api/__snapshots__/github.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/api/__snapshots__/github.spec.js.snap
@@ -910,37 +910,19 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should detect repoForceRebase 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": true,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should ignore repoForceRebase 403 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should ignore repoForceRebase 404 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -965,14 +947,7 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 0 2`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "rebase",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -997,14 +972,7 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 1 2`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "rebase",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -1029,65 +997,31 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 2 2`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "rebase",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should merge 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "merge",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should not guess at merge 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should rebase 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "rebase",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
 exports[`api/github initRepo should squash 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "baseCommitSHA": "1234",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "mergeMethod": "squash",
-  "owner": "theowner",
-  "privateRepo": false,
   "repoForceRebase": false,
-  "repoName": "some/repo",
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/test/api/__snapshots__/gitlab.spec.js.snap b/test/api/__snapshots__/gitlab.spec.js.snap
index 94f55b3a5d46232fc96b47d2b49ff9ac4c22a91f..eb2b7dce456b52a5dbd6f2455b911cc149736154 100644
--- a/test/api/__snapshots__/gitlab.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/api/__snapshots__/gitlab.spec.js.snap
@@ -233,15 +233,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab getFile(filePath, branchName) gets the file with v3 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v3",
-  "baseBranch": undefined,
-  "defaultBranch": undefined,
-  "email": undefined,
-  "repoName": "some-repo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab getFile(filePath, branchName) gets the file with v3 1`] = `Object {}`;
 
 exports[`api/gitlab getFile(filePath, branchName) gets the file with v3 2`] = `"foo"`;
 
@@ -329,15 +321,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 0 2`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v3",
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "email": "a@b.com",
-  "repoName": "some%2Frepo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 0 2`] = `Object {}`;
 
 exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 1 1`] = `
 Array [
@@ -353,15 +337,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 1 2`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v3",
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "email": "a@b.com",
-  "repoName": "some%2Frepo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 1 2`] = `Object {}`;
 
 exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 2 1`] = `
 Array [
@@ -377,35 +353,11 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 2 2`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v3",
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "email": "a@b.com",
-  "repoName": "some%2Frepo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should initialise the config for the repo - 2 2`] = `Object {}`;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should use api v4 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v4",
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "email": "a@b.com",
-  "repoName": "some%2Frepo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab initRepo should use api v4 1`] = `Object {}`;
 
-exports[`api/gitlab initRepo uses provided logger 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "apiVersion": "v3",
-  "baseBranch": "master",
-  "defaultBranch": "master",
-  "email": "a@b.com",
-  "repoName": "some%2Frepo",
-}
-`;
+exports[`api/gitlab initRepo uses provided logger 1`] = `Object {}`;
 
 exports[`api/gitlab setBaseBranch(branchName) sets the base branch 1`] = `
 Array [