diff --git a/sams_classes/sams_app.py b/sams_classes/sams_app.py
index c7e709f6e122f1d6d324918ce72ff5250fc1e0a0..bbbfc0eda90f1f896f7770a4019271ac6e7edd0d 100644
--- a/sams_classes/sams_app.py
+++ b/sams_classes/sams_app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class SAMSApp:
 
   def __init__(self, name, manifest = {} , langDict = {}, urlPrefix = ''):
     self.__name = name
-    self.__blueprint = Blueprint(name, name, template_folder='templates')
+    self.__blueprint = Blueprint(name, name, template_folder='templates',
+      static_folder = 'static')
     self.__manifest = manifest
     self.__urlPrefix = urlPrefix
     if not self.manifest.get('default_language'):