diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
index dfbb3c1..37caa48 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ def loadSlice( slicefile ):
     if hasattr( Ice, "getSliceDir" ):
         icepath = Ice.getSliceDir()
     else:
-        icepath = None
+        from django.conf import settings
+        icepath = settings.SLICEDIR
+        if not exists( join( icepath, "Ice", "SliceChecksumDict.ice" ) ):
+            icepath = None
 
     if not icepath:
         # last resort, let's hope to christ this works (won't for >=1.2.3)
diff --git a/pyweb/settings.py b/pyweb/settings.py
index 64ebd2b..6c7753e 100644
--- a/pyweb/settings.py
+++ b/pyweb/settings.py
@@ -22,8 +22,16 @@
 ## The slice to use for communication over ZeroC Ice.          ##
 ## This must be set to the path to the Murmur.ice file that    ##
 ## resides in your Murmur directory.                           ##
+## Not used on recent Murmur versions, because the slice file  ##
+## can be retrieved from Murmur directly.                      ##
 SLICE = '/usr/share/slice/Murmur.ice'                          ##
 ##                                                             ##
+## The include dir to pass to Ice. Set this to a path in which ##
+## $SLICEDIR/Ice/SliceChecksumDict.ice exists.                 ##
+## Not used on recent Ice versions, because the SLICEDIR can   ##
+## be retrieved from Ice directly.                             ##
+SLICEDIR = '/usr/share/slice'                                  ##
+##                                                             ##
 #################################################################
 ##                                                             ##
 ##  The path inside the VirtualHost that M-D lives in:         ##