diff --git a/backend/server/main/settings.py b/backend/server/main/settings.py
index d947ec6..ce84fd8 100644
--- a/backend/server/main/settings.py
+++ b/backend/server/main/settings.py
@@ -132,14 +132,13 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static"
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')]
 
-
 # TEMPLATE_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')]
 
 TEMPLATES = [