diff --git a/smash/smash/local_settings.py.template b/smash/smash/local_settings.py.template
index 99789de9074d9bc200e98628a36c6970bcda18f7..5a295b8e4fbec6963b33a731dca85f4f54199945 100644
--- a/smash/smash/local_settings.py.template
+++ b/smash/smash/local_settings.py.template
@@ -83,3 +83,6 @@ TWO_FACTOR_SMS_GATEWAY = "web.nexmo_gateway.Nexmo"
 # whether 2 steps authentication is mandatory to access the system
 
 FORCE_2FA = True
+
+# path to 'smash' folder
+NPM_ROOT_PATH = '/path/to/smasch/'
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