diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 22a08b5a..0e0d9616 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#use-tz
 USE_TZ = True
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#locale-paths
+LOCALE_PATHS = [ROOT_DIR.path("locale")]
 
 # DATABASES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------