diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index d14b075..201ae8f 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 export default defineConfig(({ command }) => ({
   // Relative base: frontgen places one artifact at any mount path and injects <base href>.
   base: "./",
+  // Not "assets": the app has an /assets route, and nginx answers 403 for a real
+  // folder with no index.html, so reloading /asset-management/assets/ broke.
+  build: { assetsDir: "static" },
   plugins: [react()],
   server: {
     port: 5173,