diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a23813..392e7dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ __pycache__
 brewery.sqlite
 media
 secrets.json
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index eef5458..5686b59 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 MEDIA_ROOT = '/tmp/media/'
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
-STATIC_ROOT = '/tmp/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'sitestatic')
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 TEMPLATES = [