diff --git a/www/wsgicustom.wsgi b/www/wsgicustom.wsgi
index fa1197c33a875df85d0cf00a083a6f068773b357..d06f0061a9b0af00d7180e2ac42db1db8b73560b 100644
--- a/www/wsgicustom.wsgi
+++ b/www/wsgicustom.wsgi
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-sys.path = ['/var/www'] + sys.path
+root_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+sys.path.insert(0, root_dir)
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'conservancy.settings'
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application