diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d128943..d43d833 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             localSettings = pkgs.writeText "local_settings.py" ''
               import os
               STATIC_ROOT = os.getenv("STATIC_ROOT")
-              STATICFILES_DIRS = [ STATIC_ROOT ]
+              STATICFILES_DIRS = [ ]
               SECRET_KEY_FILE = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY_FILE")
               if SECRET_KEY_FILE:
                   with open(SECRET_KEY_FILE, "r") as file: