diff --git a/src/capport/api/app_cls.py b/src/capport/api/app_cls.py
index f7e8220..e2eba7c 100644
--- a/src/capport/api/app_cls.py
+++ b/src/capport/api/app_cls.py
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ class MyQuartApp(quart_trio.QuartTrio):
     def __init__(self, import_name: str, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.my_config = capport.config.Config.load_default_once()
         kwargs.setdefault('template_folder', os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates'))
-        kwargs.setdefault('static_folder', os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static'))
         cust_templ = os.path.join('custom', 'templates')
         if os.path.exists(cust_templ):
             self.custom_loader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader(os.fspath(cust_templ))
+        cust_static = os.path.abspath(os.path.join('custom', 'static'))
+        if os.path.exists(cust_static):
+            static_folder = cust_static
+        else:
+            static_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static')
+        kwargs.setdefault('static_folder', static_folder)
         super().__init__(import_name, **kwargs)
         self.debug = self.my_config.debug
         self.secret_key = self.my_config.cookie_secret