diff --git a/conservancy/settings/base.py b/conservancy/settings/base.py
index 6ca284d6148f2d2797b3161e692603dc1b97531a..eddf0e61549ee7977187d44ab1563c4cb13a28c2 100644
--- a/conservancy/settings/base.py
+++ b/conservancy/settings/base.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     BASE_DIR / 'static',
 ]
 
+MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [