diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85dfeaf..533938e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 djvirtual
 .vscode/*
-*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pyc
+
+assets/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stonks/settings.py b/stonks/settings.py
index 093e551..12a01ee 100644
--- a/stonks/settings.py
+++ b/stonks/settings.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 SECRET_KEY = '06ui(cp1ml%))$r9ay=_n6yuq+or^jmp0mqcit^a^-53#+d=wm'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = False
+DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
@@ -125,7 +125,14 @@
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+import mimetypes
+mimetypes.add_type("text/css", ".css", True)
+
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")]
 
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "assets")
\ No newline at end of file
+print(f'Static files: {STATICFILES_DIRS}')
+
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "assets")
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+
+print(f'Looking for {STATIC_URL} in {STATIC_ROOT}')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index a042b9d..1f3005c 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <br>
   <br>
   <div class="search-box" data-aos="fade-up">
-    <form action='search' id='searcher' method='post' class = 'former'>
+    <form action="search" id="searcher" method="post" class = "former">
 
       {% csrf_token %}
 
diff --git a/templates/navbar.html b/templates/navbar.html
index 9c9f73d..c19115d 100644
--- a/templates/navbar.html
+++ b/templates/navbar.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         
         <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
         
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{%static 'css/style.css' %}">
+        <link type = "text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{%static 'css/style.css' %}">
 
 
         <!-- jQuery library -->