diff --git a/src/backend/impress/settings.py b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
index 55e7909b8..66f4b7b89 100755
--- a/src/backend/impress/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-DATA_DIR = os.path.join("/", "data")
+DATA_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "data")
 
 
 def get_release():