diff --git a/viewer/migrations/0002_alter_image_path.py b/viewer/migrations/0002_alter_image_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4362e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/viewer/migrations/0002_alter_image_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-03-24 19:38
+
+import viewer.models
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("viewer", "0001_initial"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="image",
+            name="path",
+            field=models.FilePathField(path=viewer.models.get_gallery_root),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/viewer/models.py b/viewer/models.py
index ec50293..be4d8f1 100644
--- a/viewer/models.py
+++ b/viewer/models.py
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ from django.db.models import (
 )
 
 
+def get_gallery_root():
+    return settings.GALLERY_ROOT
+
+
 class Image(Model):
     """
     User relations to a specific image file by path.
     """
 
     user = ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, blank=False, null=False, on_delete=CASCADE)
-    path = FilePathField(path=settings.GALLERY_ROOT, blank=False, null=False)
+    path = FilePathField(path=get_gallery_root, blank=False, null=False)
     favorite = BooleanField(blank=False, null=False, default=False)
     last_visited = DateTimeField(blank=False, null=False, default=timezone.now)
     visits = IntegerField(blank=False, null=False, default=0)