diff --git a/chipy_org/settings.py b/chipy_org/settings.py
index 0294446b..3ebd7881 100644
--- a/chipy_org/settings.py
+++ b/chipy_org/settings.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def env_list(key, defaults=[], delimiter=','):
 
 MEDIA_URL = STATIC_URL + 'media/'
 
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "static")
+STATIC_ROOT = "static"
 
 # URL prefix for admin media -- CSS, JavaScript and images. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash.