diff --git a/app/settings.py b/app/settings.py
index 401cc63..e159db7 100755
--- a/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/settings.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ USE_I18N = True
 
 # Absolute path to the directory that holds media.
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = './media'
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'media')
 
 # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash if there is a path component (optional in other cases).