diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 59ce35e85..7d5a60a40 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.6
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 RUN mkdir /opt/scancodeio/
+RUN mkdir -p /var/scancodeio/static/
 WORKDIR /opt/scancodeio/
 COPY etc/requirements/base.txt /opt/scancodeio/
 RUN pip install -r base.txt
diff --git a/scancodeio/settings/base.py b/scancodeio/settings/base.py
index cb568e1d4..178888cad 100644
--- a/scancodeio/settings/base.py
+++ b/scancodeio/settings/base.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 
-STATIC_ROOT = "/var/www/scancodeio/static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = "/var/scancodeio/static/"
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     str(PROJECT_DIR.joinpath("static")),
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@
 
 # Celery
 
-CELERY_BROKER_URL = "redis://"
-CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = "redis://"
+CELERY_BROKER_URL = env.str("CELERY_BROKER_URL", default="redis://")
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = env.str("CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND", default="redis://")
 CELERY_IGNORE_RESULT = False
 CELERY_TASK_DEFAULT_QUEUE = "default"
 # When True, tasks will be executed immediately in the local thread instead of being