diff --git a/src/pretix/settings.py b/src/pretix/settings.py
index 8cc5967908..6b444441a7 100644
--- a/src/pretix/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/settings.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
-]
+] if os.path.exists(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')) else []
 
 # if os.path.exists(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'static')):
 #     STATICFILES_DIRS.insert(0, os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'static'))