diff --git a/docker/settings_local.py b/docker/settings_local.py
index 6e327ba44..6851d27fb 100644
--- a/docker/settings_local.py
+++ b/docker/settings_local.py
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ AGENDA_PATH = 'test/data/proceedings/'
 USING_DEBUG_EMAIL_SERVER=True
 EMAIL_HOST='localhost'
 EMAIL_PORT=2025
+
+TRAC_WIKI_DIR_PATTERN = "test/wiki/%s"
+TRAC_SVN_DIR_PATTERN = "test/svn/%s"
diff --git a/ietf/utils/management/commands/create_group_wikis.py b/ietf/utils/management/commands/create_group_wikis.py
index 140134c6e..ae01f431f 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/management/commands/create_group_wikis.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/management/commands/create_group_wikis.py
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         self.svn_dir_pattern = options.get('svn_dir_pattern', settings.TRAC_SVN_DIR_PATTERN)
         self.group_list = options.get('group_list', None)
         self.dummy_run = options.get('dummy_run', False)
+        self.wiki_dir_pattern = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, '..', self.wiki_dir_pattern)
+        self.svn_dir_pattern = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, '..', self.svn_dir_pattern)
 
         if not self.group_list is None:
             self.group_list = self.group_list.split('.')