diff --git a/birding/settings/__init__.py b/birding/settings/__init__.py
index 115f9443fe4340548153f73dc5ab995f0aa58683..da8051031017c634a80f47542f62638d16b078a1 100644
--- a/birding/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/birding/settings/__init__.py
@@ -121,3 +121,4 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT='/tmp/static'