diff --git a/photologue/views.py b/photologue/views.py
index 3560090..5919713 100644
--- a/photologue/views.py
+++ b/photologue/views.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class GalleryDownload(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
         gallery_year = os.path.join("/photos/", str(gallery.date_start.year))
         gallery_zip = os.path.join(gallery_year, (gallery.slug + ".zip"))
 
-        with open(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, gallery_zip), "wb") as zip_bytes:
+        with open(settings.MEDIA_ROOT + gallery_zip), "wb") as zip_bytes:
             zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_bytes, "w")
             for photo in gallery.photos.filter(is_public=True):
                 filename = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(photo.image.path))