diff --git a/kadenios/settings/common.py b/kadenios/settings/common.py
index acad986..9b2e001 100644
--- a/kadenios/settings/common.py
+++ b/kadenios/settings/common.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "kadenios.apps.IgnoreSrcStaticFilesConfig",
+    "shared",
     "elections",
     "authens",
 ]
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = "kadenios.urls"
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        "DIRS": [BASE_DIR + "/shared/templates"],
+        "DIRS": [],
         "APP_DIRS": True,
         "OPTIONS": {
             "context_processors": [
diff --git a/shared/__init__.py b/shared/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29