diff --git a/lib/nesta/app.rb b/lib/nesta/app.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/nesta/app.rb
+++ b/lib/nesta/app.rb
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ module Nesta
       end
   
       def local_stylesheet?
-        # Checks for the existence of local/views/local.sass. Useful for
+        # Checks for the existence of views/local.sass. Useful for
         # themes that want to give the user the option to add their own
         # CSS rules.
-        File.exist?(
-            File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[local views local.sass]))
+        File.exist?(File.expand_path('views/local.sass', Nesta::App.root))
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models_spec.rb b/spec/models_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/models_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models_spec.rb
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ describe "All types of page" do
   
   it "should still return top level menu items" do
     # Page.menu_items is deprecated; we're keeping it for the moment so
-    # that we don't break themes or code in local/app.rb (just yet).
+    # that we don't break themes or code in a local app.rb (just yet).
     page1 = create_category(:path => "page-1")
     page2 = create_category(:path => "page-2")
     create_menu([page1.path, page2.path].join("\n"))
Updated references to local/app.rb.