diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index ad7a742..7cfb9d3 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ COPY tabby tabby
 
 COPY start.sh /start.sh
 RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/start.sh"]
+
+RUN ./manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+
 CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/backend/start.sh b/backend/start.sh
index de0810f..7cd1574 100755
--- a/backend/start.sh
+++ b/backend/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd /app
 ./manage.py migrate
-./manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 gunicorn