diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 34cec8358..f7b3dc116 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ before_script:
   - ./manage.py migrate
 
 script:
+  - ./manage.py collectstatic
   - pytest
 
 notifications:
diff --git a/vulnerablecode/dev.py b/vulnerablecode/dev.py
index f957c4340..e874d69d1 100644
--- a/vulnerablecode/dev.py
+++ b/vulnerablecode/dev.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1']
 
 SECRET_KEY = 'hhismo6l@1uj)nr6@o7$b2u68w5*_o^liji+=uzq=954-f$8_1'
+WHITENOISE_AUTOREFRESH = True