diff --git a/gramps/webapp/dbdjango.py b/gramps/webapp/dbdjango.py
index 8216e9287..2b92ac27f 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/dbdjango.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/dbdjango.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from gramps.gen.db import (PERSON_KEY,
                     NOTE_KEY)
 from gramps.gen.utils.id import create_id
 from gramps.gen.constfunc import STRTYPE
-from webapp.libdjango import DjangoInterface
+from gramps.webapp.libdjango import DjangoInterface
 from django.db import transaction
 
 class Cursor(object):
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/grampsdb/views.py b/gramps/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
index ee2bdc621..aca1dc472 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ from gramps.webapp.utils import _, build_args
 from gramps.webapp.grampsdb.models import *
 from gramps.webapp.grampsdb.view import *
 from gramps.webapp.dbdjango import DbDjango
-from gramps.cli.user import User
+import gramps.cli.user
 from gramps.gen.const import VERSION_TUPLE
 from gramps.gen.utils.svn import get_svn_revision
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def process_report_run(request, handle):
             mimetype = 'application/%s' % args["off"]
         elif report.report_type == "export":
             filename = "/tmp/%s-%s.%s" % (str(profile.user.username), str(handle), args["off"])
-            export_file(db, filename, User()) # callback
+            export_file(db, filename, gramps.cli.user.User()) # callback
             mimetype = 'text/plain'
         elif report.report_type == "import":
             filename = download(args["i"], "/tmp/%s-%s.%s" % (str(profile.user.username), 
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ def process_report_run(request, handle):
                     import threading
                     def background():
                         try:
-                            import_file(db, filename, User()) # callback
+                            import_file(db, filename, gramps.cli.user.User()) # callback
                         except:
                             make_message(request, "import_file failed: " + traceback.format_exc())
                     threading.Thread(target=background).start()
                     make_message(request, "Your data is now being imported...")
                     return redirect("/report/")
                 else:
-                    success = import_file(db, filename, User()) # callback
+                    success = import_file(db, filename, gramps.cli.user.User()) # callback
                     if not success:
                         make_message(request, "Failed to load imported.")
                     return redirect("/report/")
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/settings.py b/gramps/webapp/settings.py
index 6c8806588..d3821aae3 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/settings.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/settings.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = 'zd@%vslj5sqhx94_8)0hsx*rk9tj3^ly$x+^*tq4bggr&uh$ac'
 
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
     'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader', # 1.4
+    'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader', # 1.4
    #'django.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source',
    #'django.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source',
 )
@@ -69,10 +70,12 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
 #   'debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'gramps.webapp.urls'
+STATIC_URL = '/static/' # 1.4
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
     # Use absolute paths, not relative paths.
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
 
 TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth", # 1.4
+    "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages", # 1.4
 #   "django.core.context_processors.auth",
 #   "django.core.context_processors.debug",
     "django.core.context_processors.i18n",
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages', # 1.4
     'django.contrib.sites',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'gramps.webapp.grampsdb',
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/shell.py b/gramps/webapp/shell.py
index d359b4dec..b5f9f39e0 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/shell.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/shell.py
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ except RuntimeError:
     # already configured; ignore
     pass
 
-from .grampsdb.models import *
-from .grampsdb.forms import *
-from .dbdjango import DbDjango
-from .reports import import_file
-from .libdjango import DjangoInterface, totime, todate
+from gramps.webapp.grampsdb.models import *
+from gramps.webapp.grampsdb.forms import *
+from gramps.webapp.dbdjango import DbDjango
+from gramps.webapp.reports import import_file
+from gramps.webapp.libdjango import DjangoInterface, totime, todate
 from gramps.gen.datehandler import displayer, parser
-from .utils import StyledNoteFormatter, parse_styled_text
+from gramps.webapp.utils import StyledNoteFormatter, parse_styled_text
 from gramps.gen.lib import StyledText
-from gramps.cli.user import User
+#from gramps.cli.user import User
 
 db = DbDjango()
 dji = DjangoInterface()
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/urls.py b/gramps/webapp/urls.py
index 6a1559a5d..7d074c510 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/urls.py
+++ b/gramps/webapp/urls.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import os
 from gramps.gen.const import IMAGE_DIR, ROOT_DIR
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 from django.contrib import admin
+
 admin.autodiscover()
 
 from gramps.webapp.grampsdb.views import *