diff --git a/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc b/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc
index 1a0c2bf..60a238f 100644
Binary files a/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc and b/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index a93a9a6..2787874 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -169,9 +169,12 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     BASE_DIR / 'static',
     BASE_DIR / 'assets',
-    BASE_DIR / 'node_modules',
 ]
 
+# Only include node_modules if it exists to avoid warnings/errors
+if (BASE_DIR / 'node_modules').exists():
+    STATICFILES_DIRS.append(BASE_DIR / 'node_modules')
+
 # Email
 EMAIL_BACKEND = os.getenv(
     "EMAIL_BACKEND",
@@ -212,4 +215,4 @@ try:
     # Use CompressedStaticFilesStorage instead of Manifest to avoid build crashes on missing files
     STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedStaticFilesStorage'
 except ImportError:
-    pass
\ No newline at end of file
+    pass