diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
index 0e32936..bde3a81 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ mkDerivation {
 			export PYTHONPATH=$out/lib/python3.11/site-packages
 
 			export DEBUG=false
-			export STATIC_ROOT_ABS=$out
+			export STATIC_ROOT_ABS=$out/srv/http
 
 			exec \$@
 		EOF