diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index ce754bfd0..98003eba7 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'lang',
 )
 
+
+TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
+    'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+    'django.core.context_processors.debug',
+    'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
+    'django.core.context_processors.media',
+    'django.core.context_processors.request',
+    'django.core.context_processors.csrf',
+    )
+
 # A sample logging configuration. The only tangible logging
 # performed by this configuration is to send an email to
 # the site admins on every HTTP 500 error.