diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py
index dd86ef5..1c56a1d 100644
--- a/pelicanconf.py
+++ b/pelicanconf.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 20
 PAGINATED_TEMPLATES = {'index': None, 'tag': None, 'category': None, 'author': None}
 TEMPLATE_PAGES = {'pages.html': 'pages.html'}
 READERS = {'html': None}
+STATIC_PATHS = ['content']
 
 # Uncomment following line if you want document-relative URLs when developing
 #RELATIVE_URLS = True