diff --git a/rust/pyapi/src/lib.rs b/rust/pyapi/src/lib.rs
index 28b715e9..3c99706e 100644
--- a/rust/pyapi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/pyapi/src/lib.rs
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ pub fn boot_users(py: Python) -> PyResult<pyapi_metal::framework::users::Users>
     if let Some(r) = &ORIGEN_CONFIG.session__user_root {
         log_trace!("Setting user session root to {}", r);
         let mut users = om::users_mut();
-        let mut sc = users.default_session_config_mut();
+        let sc = users.default_session_config_mut();
         sc.root = Some(PathBuf::from(r));
     }