diff --git a/dnmapper/settings.py b/dnmapper/settings.py
index fa8ef5c..66023e5 100644
--- a/dnmapper/settings.py
+++ b/dnmapper/settings.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ USE_L10N = True
 
 USE_TZ = True
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
-	'templates/',
+	os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates/'),
 )
 
 
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static/')