diff --git a/nitter.conf b/nitter.conf
index 0d4deb7..881be3d 100644
--- a/nitter.conf
+++ b/nitter.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ address = "0.0.0.0"
 port = 8080
 https = false  # disable to enable cookies when not using https
 httpMaxConnections = 100
-staticDir = "./public"
+staticDir = "/usr/share/nitter/public"

 [Cache]
 listMinutes = 240  # how long to cache list info (not the tweets, so keep it high)