diff --git a/wkhtmltopdf/utils.py b/wkhtmltopdf/utils.py
index 2a17bcb..fd4826e 100644
--- a/wkhtmltopdf/utils.py
+++ b/wkhtmltopdf/utils.py
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ def make_absolute_paths(content):
             'url': settings.MEDIA_URL,
         },
         {
-            'root': settings.STATIC_ROOT,
+            'root': settings.STATIC_ROOT if not settings.DEBUG else settings.STATICFILES_DIRS[0] if len(
+                settings.STATICFILES_DIRS)>0 else '',
             'url': settings.STATIC_URL,
         }
     ]