diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 52aa51ffc..82fe35808 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ~$
 \.DS_Store$
 ^extras/website/_build
+^extras/website/site-static
 ^docs/_build
 ^dist/
 ^versiontools
diff --git a/extras/website/website/settings.py b/extras/website/website/settings.py
index 710514341..eb942033d 100644
--- a/extras/website/website/settings.py
+++ b/extras/website/website/settings.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ MEDIA_URL = ''
 # Don't put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
 # in apps' "static/" subdirectories and in STATICFILES_DIRS.
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = ''
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, '../site-static')
 
 # URL prefix for static files.
 # Example: "http://media.lawrence.com/static/"