diff --git a/website/website/settings.py b/website/website/settings.py
index c84f592..967e7f7 100644
--- a/website/website/settings.py
+++ b/website/website/settings.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
-STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
 STORAGES = {
     # ...
     "staticfiles": {