diff --git a/settings/branson.py b/settings/branson.py
index 7e852563524fab93c464d23be510d0747749af9d..68f8681f36b6814ad7ee7f0f767da4e01014e193 100644
--- a/settings/branson.py
+++ b/settings/branson.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 MEDIA_URL = "/branson-static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = "/home/branson/gracedbdev/static/"
 
 GRACEDB_DATA_DIR = "/home/branson/fake_data"