diff --git a/web/mailman-web/settings.py b/web/mailman-web/settings.py
index dca9c8f..c017c93 100644
--- a/web/mailman-web/settings.py
+++ b/web/mailman-web/settings.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ COMPRESS_PRECOMPILERS = (
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.whoosh_backend.WhooshEngine',
-        'PATH': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "fulltext_index"),
+        'PATH': "/opt/mailman-web-data/fulltext_index",
         # You can also use the Xapian engine, it's faster and more accurate,
         # but requires another library.
         # http://django-haystack.readthedocs.io/en/v2.4.1/installing_search_engines.html#xapian