diff --git a/core/views/statistics.py b/core/views/statistics.py
index ad77199..14cee0f 100644
--- a/core/views/statistics.py
+++ b/core/views/statistics.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def pathsreport(request):
         "EXPOUSER" : str( settings.EXPOUSER),
         "EXPOWEB" : str( settings.EXPOWEB),
         "EXPOWEB_URL" : str( settings.EXPOWEB_URL),
-        "FILES" : str( settings.FILES),
+#       "FILES" : str( settings.FILES),
         "LIBDIR" : str( settings.LIBDIR),
         "LOGFILE" : str( settings.LOGFILE),
         "LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL" : str( settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL),
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def pathsreport(request):
         "EXPOUSER" : type(settings.EXPOUSER),
         "EXPOWEB" : type(settings.EXPOWEB),
         "EXPOWEB_URL" : type(settings.EXPOWEB_URL),
-        "FILES" : type(settings.FILES),
+#       "FILES" : type(settings.FILES),
         "LIBDIR" : type( settings.LIBDIR),
         "LOGFILE" : type(settings.LOGFILE),
         "LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL" : type(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL),
diff --git a/parsers/scans.py b/parsers/scans.py
index 6ac37fa..9960508 100644
--- a/parsers/scans.py
+++ b/parsers/scans.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ def get_or_create_placeholder(year):
     return placeholder_logbook_entry
 
 def listdir(*directories):
+    '''WHAT is this ?! Some python2 fossil. The only use of settings.SURVEYS
+    local import statement to be avoided, please.
+    '''
     try:
         return os.listdir(os.path.join(settings.SURVEYS, *directories))
     except: