diff --git a/khaganat/apps.py b/khaganat/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f055346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/khaganat/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.contrib.staticfiles.apps import StaticFilesConfig
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class KhaganatConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'khaganat'
+
+
+class KhaganatStaticFilesConfig(StaticFilesConfig):
+    ignore_patterns = ['CVS', '.*', '*~', 'sass']
diff --git a/khaganat/settings.py b/khaganat/settings.py
index e6e6e3d..af00d6e 100644
--- a/khaganat/settings.py
+++ b/khaganat/settings.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'khaganat',
+    'khaganat.apps.KhaganatConfig',
+    'khaganat.apps.KhaganatStaticFilesConfig',
     'neluser.apps.NeluserConfig',
     'pages.apps.PagesConfig',
     'navbar.apps.NavbarConfig',