diff --git a/mayan/settings/__init__.py b/mayan/settings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/mayan/settings/includes/__init__.py b/mayan/settings/includes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/mayan/settings.py b/mayan/settings/includes/common.py
similarity index 98%
rename from mayan/settings.py
rename to mayan/settings/includes/common.py
index eb4a3386c1..3bee2e108b 100644
--- a/mayan/settings.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/includes/common.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import os
 
 ugettext = lambda s: s
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-SITE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+_file_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)).split('/')
+BASE_DIR = '/'.join(_file_path[0:-2])
+SITE_ROOT = '/'.join(_file_path[0:-3])
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production