diff --git a/humbug/settings.py b/humbug/settings.py
index a871c06d9c..fb8d84bf64 100644
--- a/humbug/settings.py
+++ b/humbug/settings.py
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ USE_L10N = True
 # If you set this to False, Django will not use timezone-aware datetimes.
 USE_TZ = True
 
-SITE_ROOT = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, '..', 'templates'),)
+DEPLOY_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), '..')
+TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( os.path.join(DEPLOY_ROOT, 'templates'), )
 
 # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash.
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ PIPELINE_CSS_COMPRESSOR = 'pipeline.compressors.yui.YUICompressor'
 PIPELINE_YUI_BINARY     = '/usr/bin/env yui-compressor'
 
 PIPELINE_JS_COMPRESSOR  = 'zephyr.lib.minify.ClosureSourceMapCompressor'
-PIPELINE_CLOSURE_BINARY = os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, '../tools/closure-compiler/run')
+PIPELINE_CLOSURE_BINARY = os.path.join(DEPLOY_ROOT, 'tools/closure-compiler/run')
 PIPELINE_CLOSURE_SOURCE_MAP_DIR = 'prod-static/source-map'
 
 # Disable stuffing the entire JavaScript codebase inside an anonymous function.
diff --git a/humbug/urls.py b/humbug/urls.py
index 4485bc5932..a81b347d86 100644
--- a/humbug/urls.py
+++ b/humbug/urls.py
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('zephyr.tornadoviews',
 
 if not settings.DEPLOYED:
     use_prod_static = getattr(settings, 'PIPELINE', False)
-    static_root = os.path.join(settings.SITE_ROOT,
-        '../prod-static/serve' if use_prod_static else '../zephyr/static')
+    static_root = os.path.join(settings.DEPLOY_ROOT,
+        'prod-static/serve' if use_prod_static else 'zephyr/static')
 
     urlpatterns += patterns('',
         url(r'^static/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve',
diff --git a/zephyr/lib/cache.py b/zephyr/lib/cache.py
index 40c74db5c6..3cbc753b9a 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/cache.py
+++ b/zephyr/lib/cache.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def memcached_stats_finish():
     memcached_total_time += (time.time() - memcached_time_start)
 
 def get_or_create_key_prefix():
-    filename = os.path.join(settings.SITE_ROOT, "..", "memcached_prefix")
+    filename = os.path.join(settings.DEPLOY_ROOT, "memcached_prefix")
     try:
         fd = os.open(filename, os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL | os.O_RDWR, 0444)
         prefix = base64.b16encode(hashlib.sha256(str(random.getrandbits(256))).digest())[:32].lower() + ':'
diff --git a/zephyr/views.py b/zephyr/views.py
index e3e6df3f00..a31253d0ad 100644
--- a/zephyr/views.py
+++ b/zephyr/views.py
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ def json_get_active_statuses(request, user_profile):
 js_source_map = None
 if not (settings.DEBUG or settings.TEST_SUITE):
     js_source_map = SourceMap(path.join(
-        settings.SITE_ROOT, '../prod-static/source-map/app.js.map'))
+        settings.DEPLOY_ROOT, 'prod-static/source-map/app.js.map'))
 
 @authenticated_json_post_view
 @has_request_variables