diff --git a/mamweb/settings_local.py b/mamweb/settings_local.py
index ba85274a..5ac59cd0 100644
--- a/mamweb/settings_local.py
+++ b/mamweb/settings_local.py
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ DATABASES = {
 
 # set to 'DEBUG' for EXTRA verbose output
 LOGGING['handlers']['console']['level'] = 'INFO'
+
+# So that it is not necessary to restart the server every time a template is
+# changed
+TEMPLATE_LOADERS = ('django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
+ 'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader')