diff --git a/dpaste/settings/__init__.py b/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
index 488aee4..e69de29 100644
--- a/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-# Import global settings to make it easier to extend settings.
-from django.conf.global_settings import *
-
-
-#==============================================================================
-# Calculation of directories relative to the module location
-#==============================================================================
-import os
-import sys
-import dpaste
-
-PROJECT_DIR, PROJECT_MODULE_NAME = os.path.split(
-    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(dpaste.__file__))
-)
-
-# Set the variable root to $VIRTUALENV/var.
-PYTHON_BIN = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
-
-VAR_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(PYTHON_BIN), 'var')
-if not os.path.exists(VAR_ROOT):
-    os.mkdir(VAR_ROOT)
-
-#==============================================================================
-# Generic Django project settings
-#==============================================================================
-
-DEBUG = False
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
-
-# Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
-# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
-SITE_ID = 1
-
-# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
-SECRET_KEY = ''
-
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = (
-    'dpaste.de',
-    'www.dpaste.de',
-    'dpaste.org',
-    'www.dpaste.org',
-    '127.0.0.1',
-)
-
-SECRET_KEY = 'CHANGE_ME'
-
-#==============================================================================
-# I18N
-#==============================================================================
-
-USE_I18N = True
-USE_L10N = False
-
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'
-LANGUAGES = (
-    ('en', 'English'),
-    ('de', 'German'),
-    ('es', 'Spanish'),
-    ('pt-br', 'Portugese (Brasil)'),
-)
-
-LOCALE_PATHS = (
-    os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'locale')),
-)
-
-#==============================================================================
-# Static files
-#==============================================================================
-
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(VAR_ROOT, 'static')
-
-#==============================================================================
-# Project URLS and media settings
-#==============================================================================
-
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
-ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/static/admin/'
-
-ROOT_URLCONF = 'dpaste.urls'
-
-LOGIN_URL = '/accounts/login/'
-LOGOUT_URL = '/accounts/logout/'
-LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
-
-#==============================================================================
-# Templates
-#==============================================================================
-
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
-    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
-)
-
-TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS += (
-    'django.core.context_processors.request',
-    'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
-)
-
-INSTALLED_APPS = (
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'django.contrib.sessions',
-
-    'mptt',
-    'gunicorn',
-    'dpaste',
-)
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': 'dev.db',
-        'USER': '',
-        'PASSWORD': '',
-    }
-}
-
-#==============================================================================
-# App specific settings
-#==============================================================================
-
-# How many recent snippets to save for every user? IDs of this snippets are
-# stored in the user session.
-MAX_SNIPPETS_PER_USER = 25
-
-LOGGING = {
-    'version': 1,
-    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
-    'filters': {
-        'require_debug_false': {
-            '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse'
-        }
-    },
-    'handlers': {
-        'mail_admins': {
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
-            'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
-        }
-    },
-    'loggers': {
-        'django.request': {
-            'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'propagate': True,
-        },
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dpaste/settings/base.py b/dpaste/settings/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..488aee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dpaste/settings/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Import global settings to make it easier to extend settings.
+from django.conf.global_settings import *
+
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Calculation of directories relative to the module location
+#==============================================================================
+import os
+import sys
+import dpaste
+
+PROJECT_DIR, PROJECT_MODULE_NAME = os.path.split(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(dpaste.__file__))
+)
+
+# Set the variable root to $VIRTUALENV/var.
+PYTHON_BIN = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+
+VAR_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(PYTHON_BIN), 'var')
+if not os.path.exists(VAR_ROOT):
+    os.mkdir(VAR_ROOT)
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Generic Django project settings
+#==============================================================================
+
+DEBUG = False
+TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
+
+# Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
+# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+SITE_ID = 1
+
+# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
+SECRET_KEY = ''
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = (
+    'dpaste.de',
+    'www.dpaste.de',
+    'dpaste.org',
+    'www.dpaste.org',
+    '127.0.0.1',
+)
+
+SECRET_KEY = 'CHANGE_ME'
+
+#==============================================================================
+# I18N
+#==============================================================================
+
+USE_I18N = True
+USE_L10N = False
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'
+LANGUAGES = (
+    ('en', 'English'),
+    ('de', 'German'),
+    ('es', 'Spanish'),
+    ('pt-br', 'Portugese (Brasil)'),
+)
+
+LOCALE_PATHS = (
+    os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'locale')),
+)
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Static files
+#==============================================================================
+
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(VAR_ROOT, 'static')
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Project URLS and media settings
+#==============================================================================
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/static/admin/'
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'dpaste.urls'
+
+LOGIN_URL = '/accounts/login/'
+LOGOUT_URL = '/accounts/logout/'
+LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Templates
+#==============================================================================
+
+MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+)
+
+TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS += (
+    'django.core.context_processors.request',
+    'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
+)
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = (
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+
+    'mptt',
+    'gunicorn',
+    'dpaste',
+)
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': 'dev.db',
+        'USER': '',
+        'PASSWORD': '',
+    }
+}
+
+#==============================================================================
+# App specific settings
+#==============================================================================
+
+# How many recent snippets to save for every user? IDs of this snippets are
+# stored in the user session.
+MAX_SNIPPETS_PER_USER = 25
+
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'filters': {
+        'require_debug_false': {
+            '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse'
+        }
+    },
+    'handlers': {
+        'mail_admins': {
+            'level': 'ERROR',
+            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
+            'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
+        }
+    },
+    'loggers': {
+        'django.request': {
+            'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
+            'level': 'ERROR',
+            'propagate': True,
+        },
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dpaste/settings/local.py.example b/dpaste/settings/local.py.example
index 94010cf..b9e789a 100644
--- a/dpaste/settings/local.py.example
+++ b/dpaste/settings/local.py.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .settings import *
+from dpaste.settings.base import *
 
 DEBUG = True
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG