diff --git a/backend/config/settings/heroku.py b/backend/config/settings/heroku.py
index 080fac7d..c94ede01 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings/heroku.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings/heroku.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ import django_heroku
 
 from .base import *  # noqa: F401,F403
 
-django_heroku.settings(locals(), test_runner=False)
+django_heroku.settings(locals(), test_runner=False, staticfiles=False)