diff --git a/services/netbox.nix b/services/netbox.nix
index 0a4ffd3..3e16df5 100644
--- a/services/netbox.nix
+++ b/services/netbox.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
               SOCIAL_AUTH_UFFD_SECRET = file.readline().replace("\n", "")
         '';
       };
+      # Enables nginx to traverse the directory to access /static
+      systemd.services.netbox.serviceConfig.StateDirectoryMode=lib.mkForce 0751;
 
       services.coredns = {
         enable = true;