diff --git a/roles/ask/files/askbot.conf b/roles/ask/files/askbot.conf
index 631ffb793f..34877ce3e0 100644
--- a/roles/ask/files/askbot.conf
+++ b/roles/ask/files/askbot.conf
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 week"
  Allow from all
 </Location>
 
-Alias /upfiles/ /var/lib/askbot/upfiles/ask/
+Alias /upfiles/ /srv/askbot-uploaded/
 
-<Directory /var/lib/askbot/upfiles/ask>
+<Directory /srv/askbot-uploaded>
     Order deny,allow
     Allow from all
 </Directory>
diff --git a/roles/ask/templates/settings.py b/roles/ask/templates/settings.py
index 57ecea0c85..3328e77300 100644
--- a/roles/ask/templates/settings.py
+++ b/roles/ask/templates/settings.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'
 
 # Absolute path to the directory that holds uploaded media
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'askbot', 'upfiles')
+MEDIA_ROOT = '/srv/askbot-uploaded'
 MEDIA_URL = '/upfiles/'
 STATIC_URL = '/m/'#this must be different from MEDIA_URL