--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ server:
     http_protocol_version : "1.0"  # 1.0 and 1.1 are supported
 
 ui:
-    static_path : "" # Custom static path - leave it blank if you didn't change
-    templates_path : "" # Custom templates path - leave it blank if you didn't change
+    static_path : "/usr/share/python3-searx/static" # Custom static path - leave it blank if you didn't change
+    templates_path : "/usr/share/python3-searx/templates" # Custom templates path - leave it blank if you didn't change
     default_theme : oscar # ui theme
     default_locale : "" # Default interface locale - leave blank to detect from browser information or use codes from the 'locales' config section
     theme_args :