diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 793ff42fc..7d8aba3b9 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ CMD sh -c "python3 manage.py migrate --noinput && \
     python3 manage.py export --cleanup=1 --upload=1 && \
     python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
 
+RUN ln -s /app/staticfiles /tmp/staticfiles
+
 # make script executable
 # RUN chmod +x /backend/backend-command-script.sh
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bc1a8c150..bd65ec0d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -186,19 +186,8 @@ services:
       GEOCODER_ADDRESS_API_BASE: https://geocoder.api.gov.bc.ca/addresses.json?
       LOCAL: "true"
       LOAD_FIXTURES: "true"
-    # command: /bin/bash -c "
-    #   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip &&
-    #   python3 -m pip install ptvsd &&
-    #   python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt &&
-    #   python3 manage.py migrate --noinput &&
-    #   ./load_fixtures.sh all &&
-    #   python3 manage.py createinitialrevisions &&
-    #   python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput &&
-    #   python3 manage.py export --cleanup=1 --upload=1 &&
-    #   python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/backend
-      # - ./backend-command-script.sh:/backend-command-script.sh
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
       - "3000:3000"