diff --git a/compressor/conf/settings.py b/compressor/conf/settings.py
index b4d1891..5702761 100644
--- a/compressor/conf/settings.py
+++ b/compressor/conf/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,20 @@ COMPRESS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS', not settings.DEBUG)
 COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS', ['compressor.filters.css_default.CssAbsoluteFilter'])
 COMPRESS_JS_FILTERS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_JS_FILTERS', ['compressor.filters.jsmin.JSMinFilter'])
 
-COMPRESS_LESSC_BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_LESSC_BINARY', 'lessc')
+COMPRESS_LESSC_BINARY = LESSC_BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_LESSC_BINARY', 'lessc')
+
+CLOSURE_COMPILER_BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CLOSURE_COMPILER_BINARY', 'java -jar compiler.jar')
+CLOSURE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CLOSURE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS', '')
+
+CSSTIDY_BINARY = getattr(settings, 'CSSTIDY_BINARY',
+    getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CSSTIDY_BINARY', 'csstidy'))
+CSSTIDY_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'CSSTIDY_ARGUMENTS',
+    getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CSSTIDY_ARGUMENTS', '--template=highest'))
+
+YUI_BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_BINARY', 'java -jar yuicompressor.jar')
+YUI_CSS_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_CSS_ARGUMENTS', '')
+YUI_JS_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_JS_ARGUMENTS', '')
+
 
 if COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS is None:
     COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS = []
diff --git a/compressor/filters/closure.py b/compressor/filters/closure.py
index 893fa65..1246d48 100644
--- a/compressor/filters/closure.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/closure.py
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import subprocess
 
-from django.conf import settings
-
+from compressor.conf import settings
 from compressor.filters import FilterBase, FilterError
 
-BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CLOSURE_COMPILER_BINARY', 'java -jar compiler.jar')
-ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_CLOSURE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS', '')
 
 class ClosureCompilerFilter(FilterBase):
 
     def output(self, **kwargs):
-        arguments = ARGUMENTS
+        arguments = settings.CLOSURE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS
 
-        command = '%s %s' % (BINARY, arguments)
+        command = '%s %s' % (settings.CLOSURE_COMPILER_BINARY, arguments)
 
         try:
             p = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
diff --git a/compressor/filters/csstidy.py b/compressor/filters/csstidy.py
index 43f2017..93aa190 100644
--- a/compressor/filters/csstidy.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/csstidy.py
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import tempfile
 import warnings
 
-from django.conf import settings
-
+from compressor.conf import settings
 from compressor.filters import FilterBase
 
-BINARY = getattr(settings, 'CSSTIDY_BINARY', 'csstidy')
-ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'CSSTIDY_ARGUMENTS', '--template=highest')
-
 warnings.simplefilter('ignore', RuntimeWarning)
 
 class CSSTidyFilter(FilterBase):
+
     def output(self, **kwargs):
         tmp_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+b')
         tmp_file.write(self.content)
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ class CSSTidyFilter(FilterBase):
 
         output_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+b')
 
-        command = '%s %s %s %s' % (BINARY, tmp_file.name, ARGUMENTS, output_file.name)
+        command = '%s %s %s %s' % (settings.CSSTIDY_BINARY, tmp_file.name, settings.CSSTIDY_ARGUMENTS, output_file.name)
 
         command_output = Popen(command, shell=True,
             stdout=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, stderr=PIPE).communicate()
diff --git a/compressor/filters/less.py b/compressor/filters/less.py
index b3d3881..c68aa21 100644
--- a/compressor/filters/less.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/less.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class LessFilter(FilterBase):
         
         output_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+b')
         
-        command = '%s %s %s' % (settings.COMPRESS_LESSC_BINARY, tmp_file.name, output_file.name)
+        command = '%s %s %s' % (settings.LESSC_BINARY, tmp_file.name, output_file.name)
 
         command_output = os.popen(command).read()
         
diff --git a/compressor/filters/yui.py b/compressor/filters/yui.py
index b9e2a68..d2099bc 100644
--- a/compressor/filters/yui.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/yui.py
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 import subprocess
 
-from django.conf import settings
-
+from compressor.conf import settings
 from compressor.filters import FilterBase, FilterError
 
-BINARY = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_BINARY', 'java -jar yuicompressor.jar')
-CSS_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_CSS_ARGUMENTS', '')
-JS_ARGUMENTS = getattr(settings, 'COMPRESS_YUI_JS_ARGUMENTS', '')
 
 class YUICompressorFilter(FilterBase):
 
     def output(self, **kwargs):
         arguments = ''
         if self.type == 'js':
-            arguments = JS_ARGUMENTS
+            arguments = settings.YUI_JS_ARGUMENTS
         if self.type == 'css':
-            arguments = CSS_ARGUMENTS
-            
-        command = '%s --type=%s %s' % (BINARY, self.type, arguments)
+            arguments = settings.YUI_CSS_ARGUMENTS
+
+        command = '%s --type=%s %s' % (settings.YUI_BINARY, self.type, arguments)
 
         if self.verbose:
             command += ' --verbose'