diff --git a/external_libraries.py b/external_libraries.py
index 74f398a02..b5055abeb 100644
--- a/external_libraries.py
+++ b/external_libraries.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import urllib2
 import re
 import os
 
-LOCAL_DIRECTORY = 'static/ldn/'
+LOCAL_DIRECTORY = '/static/ldn/'
 
 EXTERNAL_JS = [
   'code.jquery.com/jquery.js',