diff --git a/umap/settings/base.py b/umap/settings/base.py
index c0e8c644..aae04fa3 100644
--- a/umap/settings/base.py
+++ b/umap/settings/base.py
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
         'APP_DIRS': True,
-        'DIRS': (
+        'DIRS': [
             os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'templates'),
-        ),
+        ],
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': (
                 "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",