diff --git a/server/djangoproj/settings.py b/server/djangoproj/settings.py
index d3d188ffc2..7ad703359f 100644
--- a/server/djangoproj/settings.py
+++ b/server/djangoproj/settings.py
@@ -65,13 +65,21 @@
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'djangoproj.urls'
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'frontend/static')
+    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/static'),
+    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/build'),
+    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/build/static'),
 ]
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'templates')],
+        'DIRS': [
+            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
+            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/static'),
+            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/build'),
+            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'frontend/build/static'),
+
+            ],
 
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
diff --git a/server/frontend/package-lock.json b/server/frontend/package-lock.json
index 0797425307..b9244446c9 100644
--- a/server/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
         "react-router-dom": "^6.19.0",
         "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
         "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object": "^7.21.11"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -646,9 +649,17 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object": {
-      "version": "7.21.0-placeholder-for-preset-env.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object/-/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object-7.21.0-placeholder-for-preset-env.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SOSkfJDddaM7mak6cPEpswyTRnuRltl429hMraQEglW+OkovnCzsiszTmsrlY//qLFjCpQDFRvjdm2wA5pPm9w==",
+      "version": "7.21.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object/-/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object-7.21.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0QZ8qP/3RLDVBwBFoWAwCtgcDZJVwA5LUJRZU8x2YFfKNuFq161wK3cuGrALu5yiPu+vzwTAg/sMWVNeWeNyaw==",
+      "deprecated": "This proposal has been merged to the ECMAScript standard and thus this plugin is no longer maintained. Please use @babel/plugin-transform-private-property-in-object instead.",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure": "^7.18.6",
+        "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin": "^7.21.0",
+        "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.20.2",
+        "@babel/plugin-syntax-private-property-in-object": "^7.14.5"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.9.0"
       },
@@ -1891,6 +1902,17 @@
         "@babel/core": "^7.0.0-0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@babel/preset-env/node_modules/@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object": {
+      "version": "7.21.0-placeholder-for-preset-env.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object/-/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object-7.21.0-placeholder-for-preset-env.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SOSkfJDddaM7mak6cPEpswyTRnuRltl429hMraQEglW+OkovnCzsiszTmsrlY//qLFjCpQDFRvjdm2wA5pPm9w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.9.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@babel/core": "^7.0.0-0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/preset-env/node_modules/semver": {
       "version": "6.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz",