diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index 372a24f875..0bd097c575 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import glob
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 import warnings
 
 from django.utils.translation import pgettext_lazy
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ warnings.formatwarning = lambda message, category, *args, **kwargs: \
 
 ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
+if ROOT_PATH not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(ROOT_PATH)
 
 DEBUG = False