diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 8ef7b57c8..b489a58fa 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -168,11 +168,7 @@ STORAGES = {
     {%- endif %}
 {%- elif cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'Azure' %}
     "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage",
-        "OPTIONS": {
-            "location": "media",
-            "overwrite_files": False,
-        },
+        "BACKEND": "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.utils.storages.MediaAzureStorage",
     },
     {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' %}
     "staticfiles": {
@@ -180,10 +176,7 @@ STORAGES = {
     },
     {%- else %}
     "staticfiles": {
-        "BACKEND": "storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage",
-        "OPTIONS": {
-            "location": "static",
-        },
+        "BACKEND": "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.utils.storages.StaticAzureStorage",
     },
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/__init__.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/storages.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/storages.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cd8f7fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/storages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from storages.backends.azure_storage import AzureStorage
+
+
+class StaticAzureStorage(AzureStorage):
+    location = "static"
+
+
+class MediaAzureStorage(AzureStorage):
+    location = "media"
+    file_overwrite = False