diff --git a/Hledger/Web/Settings.hs b/Hledger/Web/Settings.hs
--- a/Hledger/Web/Settings.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Web/Settings.hs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 --
 -- To see how this value is used, see urlRenderOverride in hledger-web.hs
 staticRoot :: AppConfig ->  Text
-staticRoot conf = [st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
+staticRoot conf = [$st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
 
 -- The rest of this file contains settings which rarely need changing by a
 -- user.
diff --git a/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web.cabal
--- a/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger-web
-version: 0.16.4
+version: 0.16.5
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       A web interface for the hledger accounting tool.
 description: