diff --git a/breezewiki.rkt b/breezewiki.rkt
index ee4f9b9..22f368c 100644
--- a/breezewiki.rkt
+++ b/breezewiki.rkt
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require web-server/servlet-dispatch
+(require racket/path
+         racket/runtime-path
+         net/url
+         web-server/servlet-dispatch
+         web-server/dispatchers/filesystem-map
          (prefix-in pathprocedure: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-pathprocedure)
          (prefix-in sequencer: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-sequencer)
          (prefix-in lift: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-lift)
          (prefix-in filter: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-filter)
+         (prefix-in files: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files)
          "src/config.rkt"
-         "src/reloadable.rkt")
+         "src/reloadable.rkt"
+         "src/server-utils.rkt")
 
 (define-syntax-rule (require-reloadable filename varname)
   (define varname
@@ -17,13 +23,14 @@
 (require-reloadable "src/page-not-found.rkt" page-not-found)
 (require-reloadable "src/page-proxy.rkt" page-proxy)
 (require-reloadable "src/page-search.rkt" page-search)
-(require-reloadable "src/page-static.rkt" static-dispatcher)
 (require-reloadable "src/page-wiki.rkt" page-wiki)
 
 (when (not (config-true? 'debug))
   (set-reload-poll-interval! #f))
 (reload!)
 
+(define-runtime-path path-static "static")
+
 (serve/launch/wait
  #:listen-ip (if (config-true? 'debug) "127.0.0.1" #f)
  #:port (string->number (config-get 'port))
@@ -34,5 +41,13 @@
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/wiki/Category:.+$" (lift:make page-category))
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/wiki/.+$" (lift:make page-wiki))
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/search$" (lift:make page-search))
-    static-dispatcher
+    (filter:make #rx"^/static/" (files:make
+                                 #:url->path
+                                 (lambda (u)
+                                   ((make-url->path path-static)
+                                    (struct-copy url u [path (cdr (url-path u))])))
+                                 #:path->mime-type
+                                 (lambda (u)
+                                   (ext->mime-type (path-get-extension u)))
+                                 #:cache-no-cache (config-true? 'debug) #;"browser applies heuristics if unset"))
     (lift:make page-not-found))))
diff --git a/dist.rkt b/dist.rkt
index 9e190ef..19fc736 100644
--- a/dist.rkt
+++ b/dist.rkt
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require web-server/servlet-dispatch
+(require racket/path
+         racket/runtime-path
+         net/url
+         web-server/servlet-dispatch
+         web-server/dispatchers/filesystem-map
          (prefix-in pathprocedure: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-pathprocedure)
          (prefix-in sequencer: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-sequencer)
          (prefix-in lift: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-lift)
          (prefix-in filter: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-filter)
+         (prefix-in files: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files)
          "src/config.rkt"
-         "src/reloadable.rkt")
+         "src/server-utils.rkt")
 
 (require (only-in "src/page-category.rkt" page-category))
 (require (only-in "src/page-home.rkt" page-home))
 (require (only-in "src/page-not-found.rkt" page-not-found))
 (require (only-in "src/page-proxy.rkt" page-proxy))
 (require (only-in "src/page-search.rkt" page-search))
-(require (only-in "src/page-static.rkt" static-dispatcher))
 (require (only-in "src/page-wiki.rkt" page-wiki))
 
+(define-runtime-path path-static "static")
+
 (serve/launch/wait
  #:listen-ip (if (config-true? 'debug) "127.0.0.1" #f)
  #:port (string->number (config-get 'port))
@@ -25,5 +31,13 @@
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/wiki/Category:.+$" (lift:make page-category))
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/wiki/.+$" (lift:make page-wiki))
     (filter:make #rx"^/[a-z-]+/search$" (lift:make page-search))
-    static-dispatcher
+    (filter:make #rx"^/static/" (files:make
+                                 #:url->path
+                                 (lambda (u)
+                                   ((make-url->path path-static)
+                                    (struct-copy url u [path (cdr (url-path u))])))
+                                 #:path->mime-type
+                                 (lambda (u)
+                                   (ext->mime-type (path-get-extension u)))
+                                 #:cache-no-cache (config-true? 'debug) #;"browser applies heuristics if unset"))
     (lift:make page-not-found))))
diff --git a/src/config.rkt b/src/config.rkt
index 8e785ec..e3f98b0 100644
--- a/src/config.rkt
+++ b/src/config.rkt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         (printf "note: ~a items loaded from config file~n" (length l)))))))
 
 (when (config-true? 'debug)
-  ; all values here are optimised for maximum prettiness
   (parameterize ([pretty-print-columns 80])
     (display "config: ")
     (pretty-write (hash->list config))))
diff --git a/src/page-static.rkt b/src/page-static.rkt
deleted file mode 100644
index 30a198b..0000000
--- a/src/page-static.rkt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-#lang racket/base
-(require racket/path
-         racket/runtime-path
-         net/url
-         web-server/http/request-structs
-         web-server/servlet-dispatch
-         web-server/dispatchers/filesystem-map
-         (only-in web-server/dispatchers/dispatch next-dispatcher)
-         (prefix-in files: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files)
-         "config.rkt")
-
-(provide
- static-dispatcher)
-
-(module+ test
-  (require rackunit))
-
-(define-runtime-path path-static "../static")
-
-(define hash-ext-mime-type
-  (hash #".css" #"text/css"
-        #".png" #"image/png"
-        #".svg" #"image/svg+xml"
-        #".txt" #"text/plain"))
-
-(define (ext->mime-type ext)
-  (hash-ref hash-ext-mime-type ext))
-(module+ test
-  (check-equal? (ext->mime-type #".png") #"image/png"))
-
-(define (make-path segments)
-  (map (λ (seg) (path/param seg '())) segments))
-(module+ test
-  (check-equal? (make-path '("static" "main.css"))
-                (list (path/param "static" '()) (path/param "main.css" '()))))
-
-(define (path-rewriter p)
-  (cond
-    ; url is ^/static/... ?
-    [(equal? (path/param-path (car p)) "static")
-     ; rewrite to ^/... which will be treated as relative to static/ on the filesystem
-     (cdr p)]
-    ; url is literally ^/robots.txt
-    [(equal? p (make-path '("robots.txt")))
-     ; rewrite to ^/... -- it already is!
-     p]
-    ; not going to use the static file dispatcher
-    [#t (next-dispatcher)]))
-(module+ test
-  (check-equal? (path-rewriter (make-path '("static" "main.css")))
-                (make-path '("main.css")))
-  (check-equal? (path-rewriter (make-path '("static" "robots.txt")))
-                (make-path '("robots.txt")))
-  (check-equal? (path-rewriter (make-path '("robots.txt")))
-                (make-path '("robots.txt"))))
-
-(define (static-dispatcher conn old-req)
-  (define old-uri (request-uri old-req))
-  (define old-path (url-path old-uri))
-  (define new-path (path-rewriter old-path))
-  (define new-uri (struct-copy url old-uri [path new-path]))
-  (define new-req (struct-copy request old-req [uri new-uri]))
-  ((files:make
-    #:url->path (lambda (u)
-                  (println u)
-                  ((make-url->path path-static) u))
-    #:path->mime-type (lambda (u) (ext->mime-type (path-get-extension u)))
-    #:cache-no-cache (config-true? 'debug) #;"browser applies heuristics if unset")
-   conn new-req))
diff --git a/src/server-utils.rkt b/src/server-utils.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f41c2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server-utils.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(provide
+ ext->mime-type)
+
+(module+ test
+  (require rackunit))
+
+(define hash-ext-mime-type
+  (hash #".css" #"text/css"
+        #".svg" #"image/svg+xml"
+        #".png" #"image/png"))
+(define (ext->mime-type ext)
+  (hash-ref hash-ext-mime-type ext))
+(module+ test
+  (check-equal? (ext->mime-type #".png") #"image/png"))
diff --git a/static/robots.txt b/static/robots.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f706c5..0000000
--- a/static/robots.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-User-Agent: *
-Disallow: /*/wiki/*
-Disallow: /proxy