diff --git a/db/seeds/add_user.rb b/db/seeds/add_user.rb
index a6f760349..582fe716e 100644
--- a/db/seeds/add_user.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/add_user.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Add a parameterized user to database.
 
 require 'yaml'
-require File.join(File.basename(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'config/environment')
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'config/environment')
 
 def read_password
   begin