diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 619ebc5..dcda2dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -129,3 +129,4 @@ dmypy.json
 .pyre/
 
 altessimo/production.py
+static/
diff --git a/altessimo/settings.py b/altessimo/settings.py
index fb94b09..6bec636 100644
--- a/altessimo/settings.py
+++ b/altessimo/settings.py
@@ -123,6 +123,4 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
-STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    BASE_DIR / "static",
-]
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'static'