diff --git a/support-portal-backend/src/main/resources/application.yml b/support-portal-backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 4fcf2fd..1252b33 100644
--- a/support-portal-backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/support-portal-backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spring:
     throw-exception-if-no-handler-found: true
   web:
     resources:
-      add-mappings: true  # Changed from false to true to serve static files
+      add-mappings: true
 
 # File upload configuration
 file:
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ file:
 
 app:
   base-url: ${APP_BASE_URL:http://localhost:8080}
-  # Added /uploads/** to public URLs
-  public-urls: /user/login,/user/register,/user/*/profile-image,/user/*/profile-image/**,/professors,/professors/**,/api/posts,/api/posts/*,/api/posts/posted,/api/posts/tag/*,/api/posts/tags/count,/api/files/**,/uploads/**,/professor,/professor/*,/api/events,/api/events/*,/api/public/**,/api/jobs/active,/api/job-applications,/api/courses/active,/api/courses/*,/api/course-applications,/api/upcoming-events/active
+  # Fixed public URLs with correct wildcard patterns
+  public-urls: /user/login,/user/register,/user/*/profile-image,/user/*/profile-image/**,/professors,/professors/**,/api/posts,/api/posts/*,/api/posts/posted,/api/posts/tag/*,/api/posts/tags/count,/api/files/**,/uploads/**,/professor/**,/api/events,/api/events/*,/api/public/**,/api/jobs/active,/api/job-applications,/api/courses/active,/api/courses/*,/api/course-applications,/api/upcoming-events/active
   cors:
     allowed-origins: http://localhost:4200,https://localhost:4200,http://localhost:3000,https://localhost:3000,http://art-support-portal.s3-website.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com,http://portal.shyshkin.net,https://maincmc.rootxwire.com,https://cmcbackend.rootxwire.com,https://cmcadminfrontend.rootxwire.com
   jwt: