diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index a339298c2c..eb37223b36 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ LOGIN_EXEMPT_URLS = (
     r'^favicon\.ico$',
     r'^about\.html$',
     r'^legal/',  # allow the entire /legal/* subsection
-    r'^%s-site_media/' % PROJECT_NAME,
+    r'^%s-static/' % PROJECT_NAME,
 
     r'^accounts/register/$',
     r'^accounts/register/complete/$',