diff --git a/lib/path.rb b/lib/path.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/path.rb
+++ b/lib/path.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Nesta
   class Path
-    @local = "local"
-    @themes = "themes"
+    @local = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[.. local])
+    @themes = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[.. themes])
 
     class << self
       attr_accessor :local, :themes
Use absolute paths for local/theme dirs (for mounting as Rack app).