diff --git a/gramps/webapp/settings.py b/gramps/webapp/settings.py
index d3821aae3..55cee79d2 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/settings.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/settings.py
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 
 # Need to be able to import Gramps files from here.
 
-from gramps.gen.const import DATA_DIR, WEB_DIR
 import os
+os.environ['GRAMPS_RESOURCES'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(".."))
+
+from gramps.gen.const import DATA_DIR, WEB_DIR
 
 DEBUG = True
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/shell.py b/gramps/webapp/shell.py
index b5f9f39e0..1d941dc33 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/shell.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/shell.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 ####    >>> Person.objects.all()
 
 import os
+os.environ['GRAMPS_RESOURCES'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(".."))
 pystartup = os.path.expanduser("~/.pystartup")
 if os.path.exists(pystartup):
     execfile(pystartup)