diff --git a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
index f765bec..350b1f5 100644
--- a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
+++ b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     ('vendor', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../vendor')),
     os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../assets')
 ]
+
 STATIC_ROOT = 'static'
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
diff --git a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/production.py b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/production.py
index 13bc343..43063ed 100644
--- a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/production.py
+++ b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/production.py
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
 }
 
-
-WEBPACK_LOADER.update({
-    'BUNDLE_DIR_NAME': 'assets/dist/',
-    'STATS_FILE': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../webpack-stats-prod.json')
-})
+WEBPACK_LOADER = {
+    'DEFAULT': {
+        'CACHE': True,
+        'BUNDLE_DIR_NAME': 'assets/dist/', # must end with slash
+        'STATS_FILE': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../webpack-stats-prod.json'),
+        'POLL_INTERVAL': 0.1,
+        'IGNORE': ['.+\.hot-update.js', '.+\.map']
+    }
+}
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