diff --git a/mandelstudio/settings/base.py b/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
index affc2b0..ca2bd3d 100644
--- a/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
+++ b/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ LANGUAGES = [
 LOCALE_PATHS = [str(BASE_PATH / "locale")]
 
 STATIC_ROOT = str(BASE_PATH / "static")
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [str(BASE_PATH / "mandelstudio" / "static")]
 MEDIA_ROOT = str(BASE_PATH / "media")
 PRIVATE_MEDIA_ROOT = str(BASE_PATH / "private")