diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index f6e7c42..d941db2 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sentry_sdk
+import os
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
 from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
@@ -18,8 +19,12 @@ app = FastAPI(
     title=settings.PROJECT_NAME,
     openapi_url=f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/openapi.json",
     generate_unique_id_function=custom_generate_unique_id,
+    
 )
-app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory="static"), name="static")
+# app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory="static"), name="static")
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+st_abs_file_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "static/")
+app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=st_abs_file_path), name="static")
 # Set all CORS enabled origins
 if settings.BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS:
     app.add_middleware(