diff --git a/deploy/webapp_settings/production.py b/deploy/webapp_settings/production.py
index 5bd756de42..258e08769e 100644
--- a/deploy/webapp_settings/production.py
+++ b/deploy/webapp_settings/production.py
@@ -83,9 +83,16 @@
 
 SCHEDULED_ELECTION_DATES = ["2023-05-04", "2023-05-18"]
 
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "ynr.storages.MediaStorage",
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "ynr.storages.StaticStorage",
+    },
+}
+
 
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "ynr.storages.StaticStorage"
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "ynr.storages.MediaStorage"
 AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "static-candidates.democracyclub.org.uk"
 AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = "eu-west-2"
 STATICFILES_LOCATION = "static"
diff --git a/deploy/webapp_settings/staging.py b/deploy/webapp_settings/staging.py
index d53342305a..d725ede9ce 100644
--- a/deploy/webapp_settings/staging.py
+++ b/deploy/webapp_settings/staging.py
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@
 
 # **** Settings that might be useful in production
 
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "pipeline.storage.PipelineCachedStorage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "pipeline.storage.PipelineCachedStorage",
+    },
+}
 SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https")
 ACCOUNT_DEFAULT_HTTP_PROTOCOL = "https"
 # RAVEN_CONFIG = {
diff --git a/ynr/apps/candidates/tests/helpers.py b/ynr/apps/candidates/tests/helpers.py
index 3831877c91..df55b0e17c 100644
--- a/ynr/apps/candidates/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/ynr/apps/candidates/tests/helpers.py
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ def equal_call_args(args1, args2):
 
 
 @override_settings(
-    STATICFILES_STORAGE="django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
-    DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE="ynr.storages.TestMediaStorage",
+    STORAGES={
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "ynr.storages.TestMediaStorage",
+        },
+        "staticfiles": {
+            "BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
+        },
+    },
     MEDIA_ROOT=mkdtemp(),
 )
 class TmpMediaRootMixin(TestCase):
diff --git a/ynr/apps/parties/tests/test_models.py b/ynr/apps/parties/tests/test_models.py
index 5fac442cc4..b25d977101 100644
--- a/ynr/apps/parties/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/ynr/apps/parties/tests/test_models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 """
 from candidates.tests.helpers import TmpMediaRootMixin
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.storage import DefaultStorage
 from django.test import TestCase
 
@@ -25,13 +24,12 @@ def test_party_emblem(self):
         self.assertEqual(party.emblems.count(), 3)
         first_emblem = party.emblems.first()
         self.assertEqual(
-            first_emblem.image.url,
-            f"{settings.MEDIA_ROOT}/emblems/PP0/{first_emblem.ec_emblem_id}_example.jpg",
+            first_emblem.image.url, "/media/emblems/PP0/1_example.jpg"
         )
 
         # Add a default image and assert it's the deafult on the party
         PartyEmblemFactory(party=party, __sequence=99, default=True)
         self.assertEqual(
             party.default_emblem.image.url,
-            f"{settings.MEDIA_ROOT}/emblems/PP0/99_example.jpg",
+            "/media/emblems/PP0/99_example.jpg",
         )
diff --git a/ynr/settings/base.py b/ynr/settings/base.py
index a0853f18b1..0d592a0ba9 100644
--- a/ynr/settings/base.py
+++ b/ynr/settings/base.py
@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ def root(*path):
 
 STATICFILES_LOCATION = "static"
 MEDIAFILES_LOCATION = "media"
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "ynr.storages.StaticStorage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "ynr.storages.StaticStorage",
+    },
+}
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
diff --git a/ynr/settings/local.py.example b/ynr/settings/local.py.example
index d9b5e10c85..93657745ef 100644
--- a/ynr/settings/local.py.example
+++ b/ynr/settings/local.py.example
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ ADMINS = [()]
 
 # **** Settings that might be useful in production
 
-# STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'pipeline.storage.PipelineCachedStorage'
+# STORAGES = {
+        "staticfiles": {
+            "BACKEND": "pipeline.storage.PipelineCachedStorage",
+        },
+    }, 
 # SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 # ACCOUNT_DEFAULT_HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'https'
 
diff --git a/ynr/settings/testing.py b/ynr/settings/testing.py
index 8cfe82cc36..7b10d26330 100644
--- a/ynr/settings/testing.py
+++ b/ynr/settings/testing.py
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
 
 ALWAYS_ALLOW_RESULT_RECORDING = False
 
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "ynr.storages.TestMediaStorage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "ynr.storages.TestMediaStorage",
+    },
+}
 MEDIA_ROOT = mkdtemp()