diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index d941db2..bb654ba 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ app = FastAPI(
     
 )
 # 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")
+static_file_abspath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static")
+
+app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_file_abspath), name="static")
+
 # Set all CORS enabled origins
 if settings.BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS:
     app.add_middleware(