diff --git a/amanuensis/config.py b/amanuensis/config.py
index e159a7f..59d9c37 100644
--- a/amanuensis/config.py
+++ b/amanuensis/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class AmanuensisConfig:
     # If CONFIG_FILE is defined, the config file it points to may override
     # config values defined on the config object itself.
     CONFIG_FILE: Optional[str] = None
-    STATIC_ROOT: Optional[str] = "static"
+    STATIC_ROOT: Optional[str] = "../resources"
     SECRET_KEY: Optional[str] = "secret"
     DATABASE_URI: Optional[str] = "sqlite:///:memory:"
     TESTING: bool = False
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/__init__.py b/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
index 9d95b54..0231d89 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 
 from flask import Flask, g
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ def get_app(
     app.config.from_object(config)
 
     # If a config file is now specified, also load keys from there
-    if app.config.get("CONFIG_FILE", None):
-        app.config.from_file(app.config["CONFIG_FILE"], json.load)
+    if config_path := app.config.get("CONFIG_FILE", None):
+        app.config.from_file(os.path.abspath(config_path), json.load)
 
     # Assert that all required config values are now set
     for config_key in ("SECRET_KEY", "DATABASE_URI"):
@@ -59,4 +60,5 @@ def get_app(
 def run():
     """Run the server, populating the config from the command line."""
     config = CommandLineConfig()
-    get_app(config).run(debug=config.TESTING)
+    app = get_app(config)
+    app.run(debug=app.testing)