diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index e08b8c0e..1bd29594 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ LANGUAGES = [
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_URL = os.getenv('STATIC_URL', '/static/')
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "staticfiles")
 
-MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
+MEDIA_URL = os.getenv('MEDIA_URL', '/media/')
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "mediafiles")
 
 # Serve static files with gzip