diff --git a/etebase_server/settings.py b/etebase_server/settings.py
index 97ec7e9..1f9bf3e 100644
--- a/etebase_server/settings.py
+++ b/etebase_server/settings.py
@@ -126,13 +126,12 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/static-files/
 
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = os.environ.get("DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT", os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"))
 
-MEDIA_ROOT = os.environ.get("DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT", os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "media"))
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "media")
 MEDIA_URL = "/user-media/"
 
-
 # Define where to find configuration files
 config_locations = [
     os.environ.get("ETEBASE_EASY_CONFIG_PATH", ""),
@@ -193,6 +192,12 @@ if any(os.path.isfile(x) for x in config_locations):
 SENDFILE_BACKEND = "etebase_server.fastapi.sendfile.backends.simple"
 SENDFILE_ROOT = MEDIA_ROOT
 
+if "DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT" in os.environ:
+    STATIC_ROOT = os.environ["DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT"]
+
+if "DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT" in os.environ:
+    MEDIA_ROOT = os.environ["DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT"]
+
 # Make an `etebase_server_settings` module available to override settings.
 try:
     from etebase_server_settings import *