diff --git a/cof/settings_dev.py b/cof/settings_dev.py
index 471b8349..36cd8a3a 100644
--- a/cof/settings_dev.py
+++ b/cof/settings_dev.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 # Media upload (through ImageField, SiteField)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/models/fields/
 
-MEDIA_ROOT = './media/'
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media/')
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
 # Various additional settings