diff --git a/lib/file_store/local_store.rb b/lib/file_store/local_store.rb
index 25649532c0..614e062dc1 100644
--- a/lib/file_store/local_store.rb
+++ b/lib/file_store/local_store.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module FileStore
     end
 
     def public_dir
-      File.join(Rails.root, "public")
+      "/run/discourse/public"
     end
 
     def tombstone_dir