diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index cbff814..abc34a3 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ var (
 // App holds data and configuration for an individual WriteFreely instance.
 type App struct {
 	router       *mux.Router
+	shttp        *http.ServeMux
 	db           *datastore
 	cfg          *config.Config
 	cfgFile      string
@@ -195,7 +196,6 @@ func pageForReq(app *App, r *http.Request) page.StaticPage {
 	return p
 }
 
-var shttp = http.NewServeMux()
 var fileRegex = regexp.MustCompile("/([^/]*\\.[^/]*)$")
 
 func Serve(app *App, debug bool) {
@@ -272,10 +272,6 @@ func Serve(app *App, debug bool) {
 		initLocalTimeline(app)
 	}
 
-	// Handle static files
-	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(filepath.Join(app.cfg.Server.StaticParentDir, staticDir)))
-	shttp.Handle("/", fs)
-	r.PathPrefix("/").Handler(fs)
 
 	// Handle shutdown
 	c := make(chan os.Signal, 2)
diff --git a/posts.go b/posts.go
index a7b7476..8156748 100644
--- a/posts.go
+++ b/posts.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func handleViewPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		return handleTemplatedPage(app, w, r, t)
 	} else if (strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, ".") && !isRaw && !isMarkdown) || r.URL.Path == "/robots.txt" || r.URL.Path == "/manifest.json" {
 		// Serve static file
-		shttp.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		app.shttp.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ func viewCollectionPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
 
 	if strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, ".") && !isRaw {
 		// Serve static file
-		shttp.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		app.shttp.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes.go b/routes.go
index bd0136f..f7d2451 100644
--- a/routes.go
+++ b/routes.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2018 A Bunch Tell LLC.
+ * Copyright © 2018-2019 A Bunch Tell LLC.
  *
  * This file is part of WriteFreely.
  *
@@ -17,9 +17,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/writeas/writefreely/config"
 	"github.com/writefreely/go-nodeinfo"
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// InitStaticRoutes adds routes for serving static files.
+// TODO: this should just be a func, not method
+func (app *App) InitStaticRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
+	// Handle static files
+	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(filepath.Join(app.cfg.Server.StaticParentDir, staticDir)))
+	app.shttp = http.NewServeMux()
+	app.shttp.Handle("/", fs)
+	r.PathPrefix("/").Handler(fs)
+}
+
 func initRoutes(handler *Handler, r *mux.Router, cfg *config.Config, db *datastore) {
 	hostSubroute := cfg.App.Host[strings.Index(cfg.App.Host, "://")+3:]
 	if cfg.App.SingleUser {