diff --git a/docs/dependencies.rst b/docs/dependencies.rst
index e639d22..9425434 100644
--- a/docs/dependencies.rst
+++ b/docs/dependencies.rst
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ Python
 ~~~~~~
 
 
-Model Mommy
------------
-
-Install: http://model-mommy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
-
-Model-mommy offers you a smart way to create fixtures for testing in Django. With a simple and powerful API you can create many objects with a single line of code.
-
 Django Nose
 -----------
 
@@ -20,6 +13,14 @@ https://django-nose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage.html
 
 django-nose provides all the goodness of nose in your Django tests.
 
+Model Mommy
+-----------
+
+Install: http://model-mommy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
+
+Model-mommy offers you a smart way to create fixtures for testing in Django. With a simple and powerful API you can create many objects with a single line of code.
+
+
 Sniffer
 -------
 
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 2de30e7..190f56f 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ mysql-python
 
 djangorestframework
 markdown       # Markdown support for the browsable API.
-django-filter  # Filtering support
\ No newline at end of file
+django-filter  # Filtering support
diff --git a/stagestatus/settings/base.py b/stagestatus/settings/base.py
index 6228a71..5da2450 100644
--- a/stagestatus/settings/base.py
+++ b/stagestatus/settings/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import sys
 # PATH vars
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-root = lambda *x: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, *x)
+
+
+def root(*x):
+    return os.path.join(BASE_DIR, *x)
+
 
 sys.path.insert(0, root('apps'))
 
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ PROJECT_APPS = [
 ]
 THIRD_PARTY_APPS = [
     'django_nose',
+    'djangobower',
     'rest_framework',
 ]
 INSTALLED_APPS += PROJECT_APPS
@@ -68,26 +73,26 @@ DATABASES = {
 # Internationalization
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
-
 TIME_ZONE = 'EST'
-
 USE_I18N = False
-
 USE_L10N = True
-
 USE_TZ = True
 
-
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 
 # Additional locations of static files
-
+STATIC_ROOT = root('static')
 STATICFILES_DIRS = (
     root('assets'),
 )
+STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
+)
+
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
@@ -112,20 +117,16 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 ]
 
 # Password validation
-
+_password_validators = (
+    'UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    'MinimumLengthValidator',
+    'CommonPasswordValidator',
+    'NumericPasswordValidator',
+)
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
-    },
+    {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation{}'.format(validator)}
+    for validator in _password_validators
+
 ]
 
 TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'