diff --git a/retro/static/2002/main.css b/retro/static/2002/main.css
index fb8d4a68..ea33cfae 100644
--- a/retro/static/2002/main.css
+++ b/retro/static/2002/main.css
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ ul.list {
 }
 
 table.border {
-	background-image: url('bg.gif');
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 	background-color: #000000;
 	border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid;
diff --git a/retro/static/2003/main.css b/retro/static/2003/main.css
index a9aa1dd8..b9b2330d 100644
--- a/retro/static/2003/main.css
+++ b/retro/static/2003/main.css
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ table.box {
 }
 
 table.header {
-	background: #000000 url('bg.gif') no-repeat;
+	background: #000000;
 	border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid;
 	border-left: #cccccc 1px solid;
 	border-right: #cccccc 1px solid;
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ th {
 }
 
 th.row {
-	background: url('grid.png');
 }
 
 th.rowhdr {
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ th.rowhdr {
 
 td.box_headline {
 	color: #dddddd;
-	background: #000000 url('bg.gif') no-repeat;
+	background: #000000;
 	border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid;
 	padding: 0px;
 }
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 8ed5cb61..dbc06159 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
     os.path.join(DEPLOY_PATH, 'sitestatic'),
 )
 
+# Static files backend that allows us to use far future Expires headers
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.CachedStaticFilesStorage'
+
 # Configure where messages should reside
 MESSAGE_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage'