diff --git a/settings/common.py b/settings/common.py
index 544758d3..7e0cfd3c 100644
--- a/settings/common.py
+++ b/settings/common.py
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ MESSAGE_STORAGE = "django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage"
 # urls depends on it. On production should be set
 # something like https://media.taiga.io/
 MEDIA_URL = "http://localhost:8000/media/"
-
-# Static url is not widelly used by taiga (only
-# if admin is activated).
 STATIC_URL = "http://localhost:8000/static/"
 
 # Static configuration.
diff --git a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/emojify.py b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/emojify.py
index cdf986ef..020ba329 100644
--- a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/emojify.py
+++ b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/emojify.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 
 import re
 
-from django.conf import settings
+from django.templatetags.static import static
+
 
 from markdown.extensions import Extension
 from markdown.preprocessors import Preprocessor
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ from markdown.preprocessors import Preprocessor
 
 # Grab the emojis (+800) here: https://github.com/arvida/emoji-cheat-sheet.com
 # This **crazy long** list was generated by walking through the emojis.png
-emojis_path = "{}://{}/static/img/emojis/".format(settings.SITES["api"]["scheme"], settings.SITES["api"]["domain"])
-emojis_set = {
+EMOJIS_PATH = "img/emojis/"
+EMOJIS_SET = {
     "+1", "-1", "100", "1234", "8ball", "a", "ab", "abc", "abcd", "accept", "aerial_tramway", "airplane",
     "alarm_clock", "alien", "ambulance", "anchor", "angel", "anger", "angry", "anguished", "ant", "apple",
     "aquarius", "aries", "arrows_clockwise", "arrows_counterclockwise", "arrow_backward", "arrow_double_down",
@@ -168,11 +169,11 @@ class EmojifyPreprocessor(Preprocessor):
         def emojify(match):
             emoji = match.group(1)
 
-            if emoji not in emojis_set:
+            if emoji not in EMOJIS_SET:
                 return match.group(0)
 
-            url = emojis_path + emoji + u'.png'
-
+            path = "{}{}.png".format(EMOJIS_PATH, emoji)
+            url = static(path)
             return '![{emoji}]({url})'.format(emoji=emoji, url=url)
 
         for line in lines: