diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index f02d476c1..efc3c3194 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = str(APPS_DIR / "media")
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#media-url
 MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
 
+# DEFAULT STORAGES
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
 # TEMPLATES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#templates