diff --git a/localsettingspotatohut.py b/localsettingspotatohut.py
index a9c39d5..5346415 100644
--- a/localsettingspotatohut.py
+++ b/localsettingspotatohut.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ EXPOWEB_URL = 'http://expo/'
 SURVEYS_URL = 'http://expo/survey_scans/'
 MEDIA_URL = '/' + DIR_ROOT + 'site_media/'
 
+STATIC_URL = URL_ROOT
+STATIC_ROOT = DIR_ROOT
+
 MEDIA_ROOT = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + '/troggle/media/'
 MEDIA_ADMIN_DIR = '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/media/'
 
diff --git a/localsettingsserver.py b/localsettingsserver.py
index 6edb968..b0cd49d 100644
--- a/localsettingsserver.py
+++ b/localsettingsserver.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ EXPOWEB_URL = 'http://expo.survex.com/'
 SURVEYS_URL = 'http://expo.survex.com/survey_scans/'
 MEDIA_URL = URL_ROOT + DIR_ROOT + 'site_media/'
 
+STATIC_URL = URL_ROOT
+STATIC_ROOT = DIR_ROOT
+
 MEDIA_ROOT = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + '/troggle/media/'
 MEDIA_ADMIN_DIR = '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/media/'
 
diff --git a/localsettingsubuntu.py b/localsettingsubuntu.py
index 9779555..c50a374 100644
--- a/localsettingsubuntu.py
+++ b/localsettingsubuntu.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ MEDIA_URL = URL_ROOT + DIR_ROOT + '/site_media/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + '/troggle/media/'
 MEDIA_ADMIN_DIR = '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/media/'
 
+STATIC_URL = URL_ROOT
+STATIC_ROOT = DIR_ROOT
+
 JSLIB_URL = URL_ROOT + 'javascript/'
 
 TINY_MCE_MEDIA_ROOT = '/usr/share/tinymce/www/'
diff --git a/localsettingswindows.py b/localsettingswindows.py
index bb689e6..110bd36 100644
--- a/localsettingswindows.py
+++ b/localsettingswindows.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ PYTHON_PATH = 'C:\\expoweb\\troggle\\'
 MEDIA_ROOT = 'C:/Expo/expoweb/troggle/media/'
 MEDIA_URL = URL_ROOT + DIR_ROOT + 'site_media/'
 
+STATIC_URL = URL_ROOT
+STATIC_ROOT = DIR_ROOT
+
 #FILES = "http://framos.lawoftheland.co.uk/troggle/survey_files/"
 
 EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.gmail.com"