diff --git a/backend/config/__pycache__/urls.cpython-311.pyc b/backend/config/__pycache__/urls.cpython-311.pyc
index c911527..6f9290e 100644
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diff --git a/backend/config/urls.py b/backend/config/urls.py
index a84e9cb..2a3999e 100644
--- a/backend/config/urls.py
+++ b/backend/config/urls.py
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ Including another URLconf
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import include, path
+from django.urls import include, path, re_path
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
+from django.views.static import serve
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
+    # Serve assets and static files explicitly before the catch-all
+    re_path(r'^assets/(?P<path>.*)$', serve, {'document_root': settings.BASE_DIR.parent / "frontend" / "dist" / "assets"}),
+    path(settings.STATIC_URL.lstrip('/'), serve, {'document_root': settings.STATIC_ROOT}),
     path("", include("core.urls")),
 ]
-
-if settings.DEBUG:
-    urlpatterns += static("/assets/", document_root=settings.BASE_DIR.parent / "frontend" / "dist" / "assets")
-    urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
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