diff --git a/src/bornhack/settings.py b/src/bornhack/settings.py
index 38781f64..980c5dcc 100644
--- a/src/bornhack/settings.py
+++ b/src/bornhack/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from .environment_settings import *
+import os
 
+from .environment_settings import *
 
 def local_dir(entry):
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), entry)