diff --git a/fet2020/fet2020/settings.py b/fet2020/fet2020/settings.py
index bd4cc179..d40d3288 100644
--- a/fet2020/fet2020/settings.py
+++ b/fet2020/fet2020/settings.py
@@ -361,14 +361,14 @@ if DEBUG:
     ETHERPAD_CLIENT = {
         "url": "http://etherpad:" + env("ETHERPAD_PORT"),
         "exturl": ETHERPAD_HOST,
-        "apikey": "/srv/etherpad/APIKEY.txt",
+        "apikey": "/etherpad/APIKEY.txt",
         "group": env("ETHERPAD_GROUP"),
     }
 else:
     ETHERPAD_CLIENT = {
         "url": "http://etherpad:" + env("ETHERPAD_PORT"),
         "exturl": urljoin("https://" + env("HOST_NAME"), "etherpad/"),
-        "apikey": "/app/etherpad/APIKEY.txt",
+        "apikey": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "etherpad/APIKEY.txt"),
         "group": env("ETHERPAD_GROUP"),
     }