diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 618c9f730f..208472ff2e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.abspath(
     get_setting(
         'INVENTREE_STATIC_ROOT',
-        CONFIG.get('static_root', '/home/inventree/static')
+        CONFIG.get('static_root', '/home/inventree/data/static')
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index 1333b876b8..1f73181cf5 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ media_root: '/home/inventree/data/media'
 # STATIC_ROOT is the local filesystem location for storing static files
 # By default, it is stored under /home/inventree
 # Use environment variable INVENTREE_STATIC_ROOT
-static_root: '/home/inventree/static'
+static_root: '/home/inventree/data/static'
 
 # Optional URL schemes to allow in URL fields
 # By default, only the following schemes are allowed: ['http', 'https', 'ftp', 'ftps']