diff --git a/example/example/settings.py b/example/example/settings.py
index e8a4116..3b5ecec 100644
--- a/example/example/settings.py
+++ b/example/example/settings.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'example.urls'
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [