diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index 7b25c525..fdcb11d7 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ import sys
 if not (2, 6) <= sys.version_info < (3,):
     sys.exit(u'Mopidy requires Python >= 2.6, < 3')
 
+import glib
+import os
+
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 
 VERSION = (0, 6, 0)
 
+SETTINGS_FOLDER = os.path.join(glib.get_user_config_dir(), 'mopidy')
+SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(SETTINGS_FOLDER, 'settings.py')
+
 def get_version():
     try:
         return get_git_version()
diff --git a/mopidy/core.py b/mopidy/core.py
index b3ce9070..c16f32c8 100644
--- a/mopidy/core.py
+++ b/mopidy/core.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sys.argv[1:] = gstreamer_args
 from pykka.registry import ActorRegistry
 
 from mopidy import (get_version, settings, OptionalDependencyError,
-    SettingsError)
+    SettingsError, SETTINGS_FOLDER, SETTINGS_FILE)
 from mopidy.gstreamer import GStreamer
 from mopidy.utils import get_class
 from mopidy.utils.log import setup_logging
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def parse_options():
     return parser.parse_args(args=mopidy_args)[0]
 
 def setup_settings(interactive):
-    get_or_create_folder('~/.mopidy/')
-    get_or_create_file('~/.mopidy/settings.py')
+    get_or_create_folder(SETTINGS_FOLDER)
+    get_or_create_file(SETTINGS_FILE)
     try:
         settings.validate(interactive)
     except SettingsError, e:
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/settings.py b/mopidy/utils/settings.py
index a4d8052b..60a02957 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/settings.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 from pprint import pformat
 import sys
 
-from mopidy import SettingsError
+from mopidy import SettingsError, SETTINGS_FOLDER, SETTINGS_FILE
 from mopidy.utils.log import indent
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.utils.settings')
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ class SettingsProxy(object):
         self.runtime = {}
 
     def _get_local_settings(self):
-        dotdir = os.path.join(glib.get_user_config_dir(), 'mopidy')
-        settings_file = os.path.join(dotdir, u'settings.py')
-        if not os.path.isfile(settings_file):
+        if not os.path.isfile(SETTINGS_FILE):
             return {}
-        sys.path.insert(0, dotdir)
+        sys.path.insert(0, SETTINGS_FOLDER)
         # pylint: disable = F0401
         import settings as local_settings_module
         # pylint: enable = F0401