diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 61a6171..2cf6e53 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gitea_app_name: "Gitea"
 gitea_user: "gitea"
 gitea_home: "/mnt/diskstation/git"
 gitea_shell: "/bin/false"
-
+gitea_Static_Root_Path: "/usr/share/gitea"
 gitea_user_repo_limit: -1
 
 gitea_http_domain: localhost
diff --git a/templates/app.ini.j2 b/templates/app.ini.j2
index f6b6915..4865084 100644
--- a/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/app.ini.j2
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ CERT_FILE              = custom/https/cert.pem
 KEY_FILE               = custom/https/key.pem
 ; Root directory containing templates and static files.
 ; default is the path where Gitea is executed
-STATIC_ROOT_PATH =
+STATIC_ROOT_PATH = {{ gitea_Static_Root_Path }}
 ; Default path for App data
 APP_DATA_PATH          = data
 ; Application level GZIP support