diff --git a/.github/workflows/podman.yml b/.github/workflows/podman.yml
index fbb3b9df1..d4ec65ce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/podman.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/podman.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Podman images
         run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml ps
       - name: Check logs
-        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml logs
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+        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml logs
+      - name: Check if static files are present in backend/static and backend/upload
+        run: |
+          ls -l /home/github-runner/podman-volumes/server-static
+          ls -l /home/github-runner/podman-volumes/server-uploads
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diff --git a/backend/aml/production_settings.py b/backend/aml/production_settings.py
index 24bb4dfa4..6585c6a94 100644
--- a/backend/aml/production_settings.py
+++ b/backend/aml/production_settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#databases
 
-STATIC_URL = '/django_static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = '/static/'
+MEDIA_ROOT = '/upload/'
+
+# Make sure Django runs on subpath /server
+FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME = '/server/'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@
 CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE = 'None'
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+SESSION_COOKIE_PATH = '/server/'
+CSRF_COOKIE_PATH = '/server/'
 
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,