diff --git a/core/management/commands/markdown.py b/core/management/commands/markdown.py
index 09a03d0d..8b43e5ac 100644
--- a/core/management/commands/markdown.py
+++ b/core/management/commands/markdown.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = "Output the fully rendered SYNTAX.md file"
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        root_path = Path(settings.BASE_DIR)
+        root_path = settings.BASE_DIR
         with open(root_path / "core/fixtures/SYNTAX.md", "r") as md:
             result = markdown(md.read())
         print(result, end="")
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 13332abe..c9aceab6 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import importlib
 import os
 import unicodedata
 from datetime import date, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from phonenumber_field.modelfields import PhoneNumberField
 
-from core import utils
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from club.models import Club
 
@@ -377,7 +376,9 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
     USERNAME_FIELD = "username"
 
     def promo_has_logo(self):
-        return utils.file_exist("./core/static/core/img/promo_%02d.png" % self.promo)
+        return Path(
+            settings.BASE_DIR / f"core/static/core/img/promo_{self.promo}.png"
+        ).exists()
 
     def has_module_perms(self, package_name):
         return self.is_active
diff --git a/core/scss/finder.py b/core/scss/finder.py
index cf8915ef..a4b7d030 100644
--- a/core/scss/finder.py
+++ b/core/scss/finder.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class ScssFinder(FileSystemFinder):
 
     def __init__(self, apps=None, *args, **kwargs):
         location = settings.STATIC_ROOT
-        if not os.path.isdir(location):
+        if not location.is_dir():
             return
         self.locations = [("", location)]
         self.storages = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/core/scss/processor.py b/core/scss/processor.py
index ac851cd8..eb682747 100644
--- a/core/scss/processor.py
+++ b/core/scss/processor.py
@@ -21,61 +21,35 @@
 # Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 #
 #
-
-import os
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
+import functools
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import sass
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.templatetags.static import static
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, iri_to_uri
+from django_jinja.builtins.filters import static
 
 from core.scss.storage import ScssFileStorage, find_file
 
 
-class ScssProcessor(object):
-    """If DEBUG mode enabled : compile the scss file
-    Else : give the path of the corresponding css supposed to already be compiled
-    Don't forget to use compilestatics to compile scss for production.
-    """
+@functools.cache
+def _scss_storage():
+    return ScssFileStorage()
 
-    prefix = iri_to_uri(getattr(settings, "STATIC_URL", "/static/"))
-    storage = ScssFileStorage()
-    scss_extensions = [".scss"]
 
-    def __init__(self, path=None):
-        self.path = path
-
-    def _convert_scss(self):
-        basename, ext = os.path.splitext(self.path)
-        css_filename = self.path.replace(".scss", ".css")
-        url = urljoin(self.prefix, css_filename)
-
-        if not settings.DEBUG:
-            return url
-
-        if ext not in self.scss_extensions:
-            return static(self.path)
-
-        # Compilation on the fly
+def process_scss_path(path: Path):
+    css_path = path.with_suffix(".css")
+    if settings.DEBUG:
         compile_args = {
-            "filename": find_file(self.path),
+            "filename": find_file(path),
             "include_paths": settings.SASS_INCLUDE_FOLDERS,
         }
         if settings.SASS_PRECISION:
             compile_args["precision"] = settings.SASS_PRECISION
         content = sass.compile(**compile_args)
-        content = force_bytes(content)
-
-        if self.storage.exists(css_filename):
-            self.storage.delete(css_filename)
-        self.storage.save(css_filename, ContentFile(content))
-
-        return url
-
-    def get_converted_scss(self):
-        if self.path:
-            return self._convert_scss()
-        else:
-            return ""
+        storage = _scss_storage()
+        if storage.exists(css_path):
+            storage.delete(css_path)
+        storage.save(css_path, ContentFile(content))
+    return static(css_path)
diff --git a/core/templatetags/renderer.py b/core/templatetags/renderer.py
index 8d6bac64..cfd3ef91 100644
--- a/core/templatetags/renderer.py
+++ b/core/templatetags/renderer.py
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@
 #
 
 import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import phonenumbers
 from django import template
+from django.template import TemplateSyntaxError
 from django.template.defaultfilters import stringfilter
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.translation import ngettext
 
 from core.markdown import markdown as md
-from core.scss.processor import ScssProcessor
+from core.scss.processor import process_scss_path
 
 register = template.Library()
 
@@ -86,5 +88,7 @@ def format_timedelta(value: datetime.timedelta) -> str:
 @register.simple_tag()
 def scss(path):
     """Return path of the corresponding css file after compilation."""
-    processor = ScssProcessor(path)
-    return processor.get_converted_scss()
+    path = Path(path)
+    if path.suffix != ".scss":
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("`scss` tag has been called with a non-scss file")
+    return process_scss_path(path)
diff --git a/core/tests.py b/core/tests.py
index 6fa24874..1377a5ae 100644
--- a/core/tests.py
+++ b/core/tests.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #
 
 from datetime import date, timedelta
-from pathlib import Path
 from smtplib import SMTPException
 
 import freezegun
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ def test_custom_markdown_syntax(md, html):
 
 
 def test_full_markdown_syntax():
-    syntax_path = Path(settings.BASE_DIR) / "core" / "fixtures"
+    syntax_path = settings.BASE_DIR / "core" / "fixtures"
     md = (syntax_path / "SYNTAX.md").read_text()
     html = (syntax_path / "SYNTAX.html").read_text()
     result = markdown(md)
diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 41d132bc..b336a125 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 from datetime import date
@@ -96,10 +95,6 @@ def get_semester_code(d: Optional[date] = None) -> str:
     return "P" + str(start.year)[-2:]
 
 
-def file_exist(path):
-    return os.path.exists(path)
-
-
 def scale_dimension(width, height, long_edge):
     if width > height:
         ratio = long_edge * 1.0 / width
diff --git a/core/views/files.py b/core/views/files.py
index 83f7e00c..83af9dd1 100644
--- a/core/views/files.py
+++ b/core/views/files.py
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ def send_file(request, file_id, file_class=SithFile, file_attr="file"):
     ):
         raise PermissionDenied
     name = f.__getattribute__(file_attr).name
-    filepath = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, name)
+    filepath = settings.MEDIA_ROOT / name
 
     # check if file exists on disk
-    if not os.path.exists(filepath.encode("utf-8")):
-        raise Http404()
+    if not filepath.exists():
+        raise Http404
 
-    with open(filepath.encode("utf-8"), "rb") as filename:
+    with open(filepath, "rb") as filename:
         wrapper = FileWrapper(filename)
         response = HttpResponse(wrapper, content_type=f.mime_type)
         response["Last-Modified"] = http_date(f.date.timestamp())
-        response["Content-Length"] = os.path.getsize(filepath.encode("utf-8"))
+        response["Content-Length"] = filepath.stat().st_size
         response["Content-Disposition"] = ('inline; filename="%s"' % f.name).encode(
             "utf-8"
         )
diff --git a/sas/models.py b/sas/models.py
index 7c1ae6e8..7330d823 100644
--- a/sas/models.py
+++ b/sas/models.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-import os
 from io import BytesIO
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -46,9 +45,7 @@ class Picture(SithFile):
 
     @property
     def is_vertical(self):
-        with open(
-            os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, self.file.name).encode("utf-8"), "rb"
-        ) as f:
+        with open(settings.MEDIA_ROOT / self.file.name, "rb") as f:
             im = Image.open(BytesIO(f.read()))
             (w, h) = im.size
             return (w / h) < 1
@@ -112,9 +109,7 @@ class Picture(SithFile):
     def rotate(self, degree):
         for attr in ["file", "compressed", "thumbnail"]:
             name = self.__getattribute__(attr).name
-            with open(
-                os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, name).encode("utf-8"), "r+b"
-            ) as file:
+            with open(settings.MEDIA_ROOT / name, "r+b") as file:
                 if file:
                     im = Image.open(BytesIO(file.read()))
                     file.seek(0)
diff --git a/sith/settings.py b/sith/settings.py
index f68d85af..46157e79 100644
--- a/sith/settings.py
+++ b/sith/settings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration
 
 from .honeypot import custom_honeypot_error
 
-BASE_DIR = Path(".").parent.parent
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 
 os.environ["HTTPS"] = "off"