diff --git a/luser/__init__.py b/luser/__init__.py
index 76ce4ac..2ed8746 100644
--- a/luser/__init__.py
+++ b/luser/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Flask
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
+app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='/account/static')
 
 from luser import routes
diff --git a/luser/templates/register.html b/luser/templates/register.html
index 2419c8c..c9f6e8f 100644
--- a/luser/templates/register.html
+++ b/luser/templates/register.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <input type="password" name="confirmpassword" id="confirmpassword" placeholder="confirmpassword" required>
             <p>password must be at least 8 characters long<p>
             <br>
-            <img src=/account/register/captcha_img/{{ imgsrc }} alt="{{ captchahash }}" style="width:200;margin:auto;">
+            <img src=/account/static/register/captcha_img/{{ imgsrc }} alt="{{ captchahash }}" style="width:200;margin:auto;">
             <p>
             <label for="captcha answer">captcha answer</label>
             <input type="text" name="captchaa" id="captchaa" placeholder="captcha answer" required>