diff --git a/interview_service/settings/base.py b/interview_service/settings/base.py
index 82238cb..9156490 100644
--- a/interview_service/settings/base.py
+++ b/interview_service/settings/base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "storages",
     # Local apps
     "accounts",
     "interviewers",
diff --git a/interview_service/settings/dev.py b/interview_service/settings/dev.py
index 8325784..ac0d994 100644
--- a/interview_service/settings/dev.py
+++ b/interview_service/settings/dev.py
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@
 MIDDLEWARE += ["django_browser_reload.middleware.BrowserReloadMiddleware"]  # noqa: F405
 
 # Use local file storage in development
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {"BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage"},
+    "staticfiles": {"BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"},
+}
diff --git a/interview_service/settings/prod.py b/interview_service/settings/prod.py
index 762a0a1..c2ea5a6 100644
--- a/interview_service/settings/prod.py
+++ b/interview_service/settings/prod.py
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 
 # WhiteNoise for static files
 MIDDLEWARE.insert(1, "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware")  # noqa: F405
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
 # MinIO / S3 storage for media files
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {"BACKEND": "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage"},
+    "staticfiles": {"BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"},
+}
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY")
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get("MINIO_SECRET_KEY")
 AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.environ.get("MINIO_BUCKET_NAME", "interview-service")