diff --git a/authentik/lib/default.yml b/authentik/lib/default.yml
index 54fc3f989..061e2139d 100644
--- a/authentik/lib/default.yml
+++ b/authentik/lib/default.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ postgresql:
 web:
   listen: 0.0.0.0:9000
   listen_tls: 0.0.0.0:9443
+  load_local_files: false
 
 redis:
   host: localhost
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index c1811dd5c..db640f8d5 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() {
 	G = Config{
 		Debug: false,
 		Web: WebConfig{
-			Listen:    "localhost:9000",
-			ListenTLS: "localhost:9443",
+			Listen:         "localhost:9000",
+			ListenTLS:      "localhost:9443",
+			LoadLocalFiles: false,
 		},
 		Paths: PathsConfig{
 			Media: "./media",
diff --git a/internal/config/struct.go b/internal/config/struct.go
index 155e7f702..6b21b5681 100644
--- a/internal/config/struct.go
+++ b/internal/config/struct.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type WebConfig struct {
-	Listen    string `yaml:"listen"`
-	ListenTLS string `yaml:"listen_tls"`
+	Listen         string `yaml:"listen"`
+	ListenTLS      string `yaml:"listen_tls"`
+	LoadLocalFiles bool   `yaml:"load_local_files"`
 }
 
 type PathsConfig struct {
diff --git a/internal/web/web_static.go b/internal/web/web_static.go
index 41452f480..06d30eddd 100644
--- a/internal/web/web_static.go
+++ b/internal/web/web_static.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func (ws *WebServer) configureStatic() {
 	statRouter := ws.lh.NewRoute().Subrouter()
-	if config.G.Debug {
+	if config.G.Debug || config.G.Web.LoadLocalFiles {
 		ws.log.Debug("Using local static files")
 		ws.lh.PathPrefix("/static/dist").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static/dist", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/dist"))))
 		ws.lh.PathPrefix("/static/authentik").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static/authentik", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/authentik"))))