diff --git a/templates/settings.py.erb b/templates/settings.py.erb
index 13cb68c..5b5af9b 100644
--- a/templates/settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/settings.py.erb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'
 # Absolute path to the directory that holds uploaded media
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
 #MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'askbot', 'upfiles')
-MEDIA_ROOT = '/srv/askbot-sites/upfiles'
+MEDIA_ROOT = '/srv/askbot-site/upfiles'
 MEDIA_URL = '/upfiles/'
 STATIC_URL = '/m/'#this must be different from MEDIA_URL