diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1f250c6..84aaead 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 ADD ./docker/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 ADD ./docker/supervisord.conf /etc/supervisord.conf
 
-# add user
-RUN addgroup -S portier && adduser -S portier -G portier
+# add user; add nginx to portier group for static file access
+RUN addgroup -S portier && adduser -S portier -G portier && adduser nginx portier
 
 # add code
 ADD --chown=portier:portier . /app
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index c0ffa97..3b81048 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     <title>{% block 'title' %}portier{% endblock %}</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'fonts/inter.css' %}"></link>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/bootstrap.min.css' %}"></link>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/font-awesome.min.css' %}"></link>
     {% fontawesome_5_static %}
     <script src="{% static 'js/jquery.min.js' %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static 'js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js' %}"></script>