diff --git a/core/http/server.go b/core/http/server.go
index 58233e5..4a0e6d2 100644
--- a/core/http/server.go
+++ b/core/http/server.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleRequest(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 	}
 }
 
-// processRequest processes the actual request
+// In server.go, modify the processRequest method
 func (s *Server) processRequest(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 	method := string(ctx.Method())
 	path := string(ctx.Path())
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ func (s *Server) processRequest(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, found := s.staticRouter.Match(path); found {
-		s.staticRouter.ServeHTTP(ctx)
-		return
+	if s.staticRouter != nil {
+		if _, found := s.staticRouter.Match(path); found {
+			s.staticRouter.ServeHTTP(ctx)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	ctx.SetContentType("text/html; charset=utf-8")
diff --git a/core/moonshark.go b/core/moonshark.go
index 4e75feb..d40d68b 100644
--- a/core/moonshark.go
+++ b/core/moonshark.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"Moonshark/core/http"
 	"Moonshark/core/routers"
 	"Moonshark/core/runner"
 	"Moonshark/core/sessions"
-	"Moonshark/core/utils"
 	"Moonshark/core/utils/config"
 	"Moonshark/core/utils/logger"
 	"Moonshark/core/watchers"
@@ -28,35 +28,37 @@ type Moonshark struct {
 	cleanupFuncs []func() error
 }
 
+// dirExists checks if a directory exists without creating it
+func dirExists(path string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return info.IsDir()
+}
+
 // NewMoonshark creates a new Moonshark server instance
 func NewMoonshark(configPath string) (*Moonshark, error) {
-	// Initialize server struct
 	server := &Moonshark{}
 
-	// Load configuration
 	if err := server.loadConfig(configPath); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Configure logging
 	server.setupLogging()
 
-	// Initialize routers
 	if err := server.initRouters(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Initialize Lua runner
 	if err := server.initRunner(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Set up file watchers
 	if err := server.setupWatchers(); err != nil {
 		logger.Warning("Error setting up watchers: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create HTTP server
 	server.HTTPServer = http.New(
 		server.LuaRouter,
 		server.StaticRouter,
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ func NewMoonshark(configPath string) (*Moonshark, error) {
 func (s *Moonshark) loadConfig(configPath string) error {
 	var err error
 
-	// Load configuration from file
 	s.Config, err = config.Load(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warning("Wipeout! Couldn't load config file: %v", err)
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ func (s *Moonshark) loadConfig(configPath string) error {
 
 // setupLogging configures the logger based on config settings
 func (s *Moonshark) setupLogging() {
-	// Set log level from config
 	switch s.Config.Server.LogLevel {
 	case "warn":
 		logger.SetLevel(logger.LevelWarning)
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ func (s *Moonshark) setupLogging() {
 		logger.SetLevel(logger.LevelInfo)
 	}
 
-	// Set debug mode if configured
 	if s.Config.Server.Debug {
 		logger.EnableDebug() // Force debug logs regardless of level
 		logger.Debug("Debug mode is ready to party, bro")
@@ -110,13 +109,9 @@ func (s *Moonshark) setupLogging() {
 
 // initRouters initializes the Lua and static routers
 func (s *Moonshark) initRouters() error {
-	// Ensure directories exist
-	if err := utils.EnsureDir(s.Config.Dirs.Routes); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("routes directory doesn't exist and could not be created: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := utils.EnsureDir(s.Config.Dirs.Static); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("static directory doesn't exist and could not be created: %v", err)
+	if !dirExists(s.Config.Dirs.Routes) {
+		logger.Fatal("Routes directory doesn't exist: %s", s.Config.Dirs.Routes)
+		return fmt.Errorf("routes directory doesn't exist: %s", s.Config.Dirs.Routes)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize Lua router for dynamic routes
@@ -141,36 +136,34 @@ func (s *Moonshark) initRouters() error {
 	}
 	logger.Info("Lua router is stoked and riding routes from %s", s.Config.Dirs.Routes)
 
-	// Initialize static file router
-	s.StaticRouter, err = routers.NewStaticRouter(s.Config.Dirs.Static)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize static router: %v", err)
+	if dirExists(s.Config.Dirs.Static) {
+		s.StaticRouter, err = routers.NewStaticRouter(s.Config.Dirs.Static)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize static router: %v", err)
+		}
+		logger.Info("Static router catching waves with files from %s", s.Config.Dirs.Static)
+		s.StaticRouter.EnableDebugLog()
+	} else {
+		logger.Warning("Static directory doesn't exist: %s - static file serving disabled", s.Config.Dirs.Static)
 	}
-	logger.Info("Static router catching waves with files from %s", s.Config.Dirs.Static)
-	s.StaticRouter.EnableDebugLog()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // initRunner initializes the Lua runner
 func (s *Moonshark) initRunner() error {
-	// Ensure override directory exists
-	if err := utils.EnsureDir(s.Config.Dirs.Override); err != nil {
-		logger.Warning("Override directory doesn't exist and could not be created: %v", err)
-		s.Config.Dirs.Override = "" // Disable overrides if directory can't be created
+	if !dirExists(s.Config.Dirs.Override) {
+		logger.Warning("Override directory doesn't exist: %s", s.Config.Dirs.Override)
+		s.Config.Dirs.Override = ""
 	}
 
-	// Ensure lib directories exist
 	for _, dir := range s.Config.Dirs.Libs {
-		if err := utils.EnsureDir(dir); err != nil {
-			logger.Warning("Lib directory doesn't exist and could not be created: %v", err)
+		if !dirExists(dir) {
+			logger.Warning("Lib directory doesn't exist: %s", dir)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Initialize session manager
 	sessionManager := sessions.GlobalSessionManager
-
-	// Configure session cookies
 	sessionManager.SetCookieOptions(
 		"MoonsharkSID", // name
 		"/",            // path
@@ -180,13 +173,11 @@ func (s *Moonshark) initRunner() error {
 		86400,          // maxAge (1 day)
 	)
 
-	// Set up runner options
 	runnerOpts := []runner.RunnerOption{
 		runner.WithPoolSize(s.Config.Runner.PoolSize),
 		runner.WithLibDirs(s.Config.Dirs.Libs...),
 	}
 
-	// Initialize the runner
 	var err error
 	s.LuaRunner, err = runner.NewRunner(runnerOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/routers/staticRouter.go b/core/routers/staticRouter.go
index 1b7dcc3..b3044da 100644
--- a/core/routers/staticRouter.go
+++ b/core/routers/staticRouter.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func NewStaticRouter(rootDir string) (*StaticRouter, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("root path is not a directory")
 	}
 
-	// Create the FS handler with optimized settings
 	fs := &fasthttp.FS{
 		Root:                 rootDir,
 		IndexNames:           []string{"index.html"},
@@ -50,14 +49,13 @@ func NewStaticRouter(rootDir string) (*StaticRouter, error) {
 
 	r := &StaticRouter{
 		fs:        fs,
-		urlPrefix: "/static", // Default prefix
+		urlPrefix: "/",
 		rootDir:   rootDir,
 		log:       false,
 		useBrotli: true,
 		useZstd:   true,
 	}
 
-	// Set up the path rewrite based on the prefix
 	r.updatePathRewrite()
 
 	return r, nil
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ func (r *StaticRouter) SetCompression(useGzip, useBrotli, useZstd bool) {
 	r.useBrotli = useBrotli
 	r.useZstd = useZstd
 
-	// Update handler to reflect changes
 	r.fsHandler = r.fs.NewRequestHandler()
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +114,6 @@ func (r *StaticRouter) DisableDebugLog() {
 func (r *StaticRouter) ServeHTTP(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 	path := string(ctx.Path())
 
-	// Check if path starts with the prefix
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, r.urlPrefix) {
 		ctx.NotFound()
 		return
@@ -127,21 +123,17 @@ func (r *StaticRouter) ServeHTTP(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 		logger.Debug("[StaticRouter] Serving: %s", path)
 	}
 
-	// Handle the request with the FS handler
 	r.fsHandler(ctx)
 }
 
 // Match finds a file path for the given URL path
 func (r *StaticRouter) Match(urlPath string) (string, bool) {
-	// Check if path starts with the prefix
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, r.urlPrefix) {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
-	// Strip prefix
 	urlPath = strings.TrimPrefix(urlPath, r.urlPrefix)
 
-	// Make sure path starts with /
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, "/") {
 		urlPath = "/" + urlPath
 	}
diff --git a/core/runner/sandbox.go b/core/runner/sandbox.go
index 3ad883c..b5cdfdf 100644
--- a/core/runner/sandbox.go
+++ b/core/runner/sandbox.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) AddModule(name string, module any) {
 // Setup initializes the sandbox in a Lua state
 func (s *Sandbox) Setup(state *luajit.State, verbose bool) error {
 	if verbose {
-		logger.Server("Setting up sandbox...")
+		logger.Debug("Setting up sandbox...")
 	}
 
 	if err := loadSandboxIntoState(state, verbose); err != nil {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) Setup(state *luajit.State, verbose bool) error {
 	s.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if verbose {
-		logger.Server("Sandbox setup complete")
+		logger.Debug("Sandbox setup complete")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/utils/dirs.go b/core/utils/dirs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d01f665..0000000
--- a/core/utils/dirs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-)
-
-// EnsureDir checks if a directory exists and creates it if it doesn't.
-// Returns any error encountered during directory creation.
-func EnsureDir(path string) error {
-	path = filepath.Clean(path)
-
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-
-	if err == nil {
-		if info.IsDir() {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return os.ErrExist
-	}
-
-	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return os.MkdirAll(path, 0755)
-}