diff --git a/software_objects/file-upload/upload.cgi b/software_objects/file-upload/upload.cgi
index 06839d7..7c31fe7 100644
--- a/software_objects/file-upload/upload.cgi
+++ b/software_objects/file-upload/upload.cgi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ print ()
 # print "Hello", method
 # cgi.print_environ()
 
-UPLOADS = "/var/www/uploads/"
+from settings import UPLOAD_DIR
 
 def upload (inputname, upload_dir):
     form = cgi.FieldStorage()
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def upload (inputname, upload_dir):
     return bytes, fileitem.filename
 
 if method == "POST":
-    result = upload("thefile", UPLOADS)
+    result = upload("thefile", UPLOAD_DIR)
     if result:
         bytes, filename = result
         print ("{0} bytes written to {1}<br />".format(bytes, filename))