diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index 575a0dd8f2..93ad2e52a6 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from logsettings import get_logger_config
 import os
 
 from path import path
+from dealer.git import git
 
 # SERVICE_VARIANT specifies name of the variant used, which decides what JSON
 # configuration files are read during startup.
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ CELERY_QUEUES = {
 with open(CONFIG_ROOT / CONFIG_PREFIX + "env.json") as env_file:
     ENV_TOKENS = json.load(env_file)
 
+# STATIC_ROOT specifies the directory where static files are
+# collected
+STATIC_ROOT = path(ENV_TOKENS.get('STATIC_ROOT', STATIC_ROOT)) / git.revision
+
 EMAIL_BACKEND = ENV_TOKENS.get('EMAIL_BACKEND', EMAIL_BACKEND)
 EMAIL_FILE_PATH = ENV_TOKENS.get('EMAIL_FILE_PATH', None)
 LMS_BASE = ENV_TOKENS.get('LMS_BASE')
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index aa5f1cbf48..436563913a 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ CELERY_QUEUES = {
 with open(CONFIG_ROOT / CONFIG_PREFIX + "env.json") as env_file:
     ENV_TOKENS = json.load(env_file)
 
+# STATIC_ROOT specifies the directory where static files are
+# collected
+STATIC_ROOT = path(ENV_TOKENS.get('STATIC_ROOT', STATIC_ROOT))
+
 PLATFORM_NAME = ENV_TOKENS.get('PLATFORM_NAME', PLATFORM_NAME)
 # For displaying on the receipt. At Stanford PLATFORM_NAME != MERCHANT_NAME, but PLATFORM_NAME is a fine default
 CC_MERCHANT_NAME = ENV_TOKENS.get('CC_MERCHANT_NAME', PLATFORM_NAME)