diff --git a/note_kfet/settings/development.py b/note_kfet/settings/development.py
index e68e9d68..83436339 100644
--- a/note_kfet/settings/development.py
+++ b/note_kfet/settings/development.py
@@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 60 * 60 * 3
 # CAS Client settings
 # Can be modified in secrets.py
 CAS_SERVER_URL = "http://localhost:8000/cas/"
+
+
+STATIC_ROOT = '' # not needed in development settings
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [
+   os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')]
+