diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 61d0d2921d..2df7f8dc69 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'ui', 'build', 'static'), os.path.joi
 
 # Absolute filesystem path to the directory where static file are collected via
 # the collectstatic command.
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'public', 'static')
+STATIC_ROOT = '/var/lib/awx/public/static'
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/static-files/