diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 8ca170d47f..fa6bf96ec7 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ DATE_INPUT_FORMATS = [
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 # The filesystem location for served static files
-STATIC_ROOT = CONFIG.get('static_root', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'))
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.abspath(CONFIG.get('static_root', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')))
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'InvenTree', 'static'),
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/base.html b/InvenTree/templates/base.html
index d3d214965a..e3b1837584 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/base.html
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/base.html
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ InvenTree
 <script type='text/javascript' src="{% static 'script/inventree/order.js' %}"></script>
 <script type='text/javascript' src="{% static 'script/inventree/notification.js' %}"></script>
 <script type='text/javascript' src="{% static 'script/inventree/sidenav.js' %}"></script>
+
+<script type='text/javascript' src="{% static 'fontawesome/js/solid.js' %}"></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src="{% static 'fontawesome/js/fontawesome.js' %}"></script>
+
 {% block js_load %}
 {% endblock %}