diff --git a/modules/http/http.go b/modules/http/http.go
index 78cc5b7..4a80275 100644
--- a/modules/http/http.go
+++ b/modules/http/http.go
@@ -208,74 +208,89 @@ func WaitForServers() {
 func handleRequest(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 	path := string(ctx.Path())
 
-	// Check static handlers first
-	staticMu.RLock()
-	for prefix, fs := range staticHandlers {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) {
-			staticMu.RUnlock()
-			// Remove prefix and serve
-			ctx.Request.URI().SetPath(strings.TrimPrefix(path, prefix))
-			fs.NewRequestHandler()(ctx)
-			return
-		}
+	// Fast path for likely static files (has extension)
+	if isLikelyStaticFile(path) && tryStaticHandler(ctx, path) {
+		return
 	}
-	staticMu.RUnlock()
 
-	// Fall back to Lua handling
+	// Try Lua routing
 	globalMu.RLock()
 	pool := globalWorkerPool
 	globalMu.RUnlock()
 
-	if pool == nil {
-		ctx.SetStatusCode(fasthttp.StatusInternalServerError)
-		ctx.SetBodyString("Worker pool not initialized")
+	if pool != nil {
+		worker := pool.Get()
+		if worker != nil {
+			defer pool.Put(worker)
+
+			req := GetRequest()
+			defer PutRequest(req)
+
+			resp := GetResponse()
+			defer PutResponse(resp)
+
+			// Populate request
+			req.Method = string(ctx.Method())
+			req.Path = path
+			req.Body = string(ctx.Request.Body())
+
+			ctx.QueryArgs().VisitAll(func(key, value []byte) {
+				req.Query[string(key)] = string(value)
+			})
+
+			ctx.Request.Header.VisitAll(func(key, value []byte) {
+				req.Headers[string(key)] = string(value)
+			})
+
+			err := worker.HandleRequest(req, resp)
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.SetStatusCode(fasthttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+				ctx.SetBodyString(fmt.Sprintf("Internal Server Error: %v", err))
+				return
+			}
+
+			// If Lua found a route, use it
+			if resp.StatusCode != 404 {
+				ctx.SetStatusCode(resp.StatusCode)
+				for key, value := range resp.Headers {
+					ctx.Response.Header.Set(key, value)
+				}
+				if resp.Body != "" {
+					ctx.SetBodyString(resp.Body)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Lua 404, try static handlers if not already checked
+	if !isLikelyStaticFile(path) && tryStaticHandler(ctx, path) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	worker := pool.Get()
-	defer pool.Put(worker)
+	ctx.SetStatusCode(fasthttp.StatusNotFound)
+	ctx.SetBodyString("Not Found")
+}
 
-	if worker == nil {
-		ctx.SetStatusCode(fasthttp.StatusInternalServerError)
-		ctx.SetBodyString("No worker available")
-		return
+func tryStaticHandler(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, path string) bool {
+	staticMu.RLock()
+	defer staticMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for prefix, fs := range staticHandlers {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) {
+			ctx.Request.URI().SetPath(strings.TrimPrefix(path, prefix))
+			fs.NewRequestHandler()(ctx)
+			return true
+		}
 	}
+	return false
+}
 
-	req := GetRequest()
-	defer PutRequest(req)
-
-	resp := GetResponse()
-	defer PutResponse(resp)
-
-	// Populate request
-	req.Method = string(ctx.Method())
-	req.Path = string(ctx.Path())
-	req.Body = string(ctx.Request.Body())
-
-	ctx.QueryArgs().VisitAll(func(key, value []byte) {
-		req.Query[string(key)] = string(value)
-	})
-
-	ctx.Request.Header.VisitAll(func(key, value []byte) {
-		req.Headers[string(key)] = string(value)
-	})
-
-	// Let Lua handle everything
-	err := worker.HandleRequest(req, resp)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.SetStatusCode(fasthttp.StatusInternalServerError)
-		ctx.SetBodyString(fmt.Sprintf("Internal Server Error: %v", err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Apply response
-	ctx.SetStatusCode(resp.StatusCode)
-	for key, value := range resp.Headers {
-		ctx.Response.Header.Set(key, value)
-	}
-	if resp.Body != "" {
-		ctx.SetBodyString(resp.Body)
-	}
+func isLikelyStaticFile(path string) bool {
+	// Check for file extension
+	lastSlash := strings.LastIndex(path, "/")
+	lastDot := strings.LastIndex(path, ".")
+	return lastDot > lastSlash && lastDot != -1
 }
 
 // RegisterStaticHandler adds a static file handler