diff --git a/fasthtml/fastapp.py b/fasthtml/fastapp.py
index 57e181d3..1821439a 100644
--- a/fasthtml/fastapp.py
+++ b/fasthtml/fastapp.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def fast_app(
         bodykw:Optional[dict]=None, # Attrs to add to the Body tag
         reload_attempts:Optional[int]=1, # Number of reload attempts when live reloading
         reload_interval:Optional[int]=1000, # Time between reload attempts in ms
-        static_path:str="",  # Where the static file route points to, defaults to root dir
+        static_path:str=".",  # Where the static file route points to, defaults to root dir
         **kwargs)->Any:
     "Create a FastHTML or FastHTMLWithLiveReload app."
     h = (picolink,) if pico or (pico is None and default_hdrs) else ()
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def fast_app(
                   session_cookie=session_cookie, max_age=max_age, sess_path=sess_path, same_site=same_site, sess_https_only=sess_https_only,
                   sess_domain=sess_domain, key_fname=key_fname, ws_hdr=ws_hdr, surreal=surreal, htmx=htmx, htmlkw=htmlkw,
                   reload_attempts=reload_attempts, reload_interval=reload_interval, **(bodykw or {}))
-    app.static_route_exts()
+    app.static_route_exts(static_path=static_path)
     if not db_file: return app,app.route
 
     db = database(db_file)
diff --git a/nbs/api/10_fastapp.ipynb b/nbs/api/10_fastapp.ipynb
index bcefc0b8..4780db13 100644
--- a/nbs/api/10_fastapp.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/api/10_fastapp.ipynb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "        bodykw:Optional[dict]=None, # Attrs to add to the Body tag\n",
     "        reload_attempts:Optional[int]=1, # Number of reload attempts when live reloading\n",
     "        reload_interval:Optional[int]=1000, # Time between reload attempts in ms\n",
-    "        static_path:str=\"\",  # Where the static file route points to, defaults to root dir\n",
+    "        static_path:str=\".\",  # Where the static file route points to, defaults to root dir\n",
     "        **kwargs)->Any:\n",
     "    \"Create a FastHTML or FastHTMLWithLiveReload app.\"\n",
     "    h = (picolink,) if pico or (pico is None and default_hdrs) else ()\n",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     "                  session_cookie=session_cookie, max_age=max_age, sess_path=sess_path, same_site=same_site, sess_https_only=sess_https_only,\n",
     "                  sess_domain=sess_domain, key_fname=key_fname, ws_hdr=ws_hdr, surreal=surreal, htmx=htmx, htmlkw=htmlkw,\n",
     "                  reload_attempts=reload_attempts, reload_interval=reload_interval, **(bodykw or {}))\n",
-    "    app.static_route_exts()\n",
+    "    app.static_route_exts(static_path=static_path)\n",
     "    if not db_file: return app,app.route\n",
     "\n",
     "    db = database(db_file)\n",