diff --git a/api/masteriq/settings.py b/api/masteriq/settings.py
index 51a3184..21f6af2 100644
--- a/api/masteriq/settings.py
+++ b/api/masteriq/settings.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = 'static/'
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 8206beb..2c042fb 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@
   end
 end
 
+after 'deploy:updating', 'django:collectstatic'
+
+namespace :django do
+  desc 'Install static files'
+  task :collectstatic do
+    on roles([:app, :web]) do |h|
+     within "#{release_path}/api" do
+        execute :python3, 'manage.py', 'collectstatic'
+      end 
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 after 'deploy:updating', 'npm:install'
 namespace :npm do
   desc 'NPM install'