diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
index e389e79..b169692 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RUN addgroup -S app && adduser -S app -G app
 ENV HOME=/home/app
 ENV APP_HOME=/home/app/app
 RUN mkdir $APP_HOME
+RUN mkdir $APP_HOME/staticfiles
 WORKDIR $APP_HOME
 
 # install dependencies
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index e644302..93ba39f 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ server {
         proxy_redirect off;
     }
 
+
+    location /static/ {
+        alias /home/app/app/staticfiles/;
+    }
+
 }