diff --git a/settings/default.py b/settings/default.py
index d38076b9b2373363619b1a12f2ecad9b80c859ca..889fd042fa7eb7a5025dde69f78ea16b5da321b2 100644
--- a/settings/default.py
+++ b/settings/default.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 
 
 STATIC_URL = "/gracedb-static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = "/home/gracedb/graceproj/static/"
 
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',