diff --git a/posthog/settings.py b/posthog/settings.py
index dbd7dad6e85..1f768862720 100644
--- a/posthog/settings.py
+++ b/posthog/settings.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'dist')
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/dist')
diff --git a/staticfiles/empty.txt b/staticfiles/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d