diff --git a/aleksis/apps/mensa/settings.py b/aleksis/apps/mensa/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4198d3cf7bec319ee93eacb50b4e37222f017ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aleksis/apps/mensa/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import os
+
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/aleksis/apps/mensa/views.py b/aleksis/apps/mensa/views.py
index 39124eef939d976b7f27316ccb31fb22f40ba884..e615c54d9ad37f13dd2bd7e1a10f46a6fabd5921 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/mensa/views.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/mensa/views.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from .models import Menu
-from django.conf import settings
+from .settings import BASE_DIR
 from .forms import MenuUploadForm
 
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def return_pdf(filename):
 def return_default_pdf():
     """Response the default PDF"""
 
-    return return_pdf(os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, "menu", "default.pdf"))
+    return return_pdf(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "default.pdf"))
 
 
 def show_current(request):