Mod_python error: "PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299, in HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/core/handlers/modpython.py", line 177, in handler
    return ModPythonHandler()(req)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/core/handlers/modpython.py", line 154, in __call__
    response = middleware_method(request, response)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/contrib/flatpages/middleware.py", line 10, in process_response
    return flatpage(request, request.path)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/contrib/flatpages/views.py", line 32, in flatpage
    t = loader.get_template(DEFAULT_TEMPLATE)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/template/loader.py", line 79, in get_template
    source, origin = find_template_source(template_name)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/template/loader.py", line 72, in find_template_source
    raise TemplateDoesNotExist, name

TemplateDoesNotExist: flatpages/default.html