diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index a4e15f8a4d17..540f0754f6c2 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = yamtrack
 	pkgdesc = Self-hosted media tracker
 	pkgver = 0.24.11
-	pkgrel = 1
+	pkgrel = 2
 	url = https://github.com/FuzzyGrim/Yamtrack
 	install = yamtrack.install
 	arch = any
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pkgbase = yamtrack
 	source = yamtrack-celery-beat.service
 	source = yamtrack-manage
 	sha256sums = b6516defa8dad9f857a8ca4b8108f4c952b158fd950d1d89ecc0813dc6b1ebc1
-	sha256sums = 92dd05b4efbde2bfb6fda55194c6af5ce3af0671e80cbf5409ebfd4bc6f10f32
+	sha256sums = 491b49f33107a36727db4fd181b5f1da1d43a564737a3656d90d3acc22816a36
 	sha256sums = b802edf0f341b2ec008eedb79b1f4b4c7cec4b89428765a20fa6dd5db30e3a48
 	sha256sums = 1caecf3ac52fd3c0a9c2ada54d4130aba03ff454185c6b10f04f4cf514c4a3b7
 	sha256sums = cf0f5da164ef6effe5f68db54ac6a2511dd48856106d34d5235ab04a13081ae3
diff --git a/0001-arch-state-dir-and-whitenoise.patch b/0001-arch-state-dir-and-whitenoise.patch
index fa12ee8514c8..b8637aa266ad 100644
--- a/0001-arch-state-dir-and-whitenoise.patch
+++ b/0001-arch-state-dir-and-whitenoise.patch
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
  BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 +
-+# Arch packaging: allow writable state (db + collectstatic output) outside the code dir.
++# Arch packaging: allow writable state (db + collectstatic + media) outside the code dir.
 +YAMTRACK_DATA_DIR = config("YAMTRACK_DATA_DIR", default=None)
 +DATA_DIR = Path(YAMTRACK_DATA_DIR) if YAMTRACK_DATA_DIR else BASE_DIR
  
  
  def secret(key, default=undefined, **kwargs):
-@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@
+@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@
  MIDDLEWARE = [
      "debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware",
      "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
          },
      }
  
-@@ -289,10 +294,17 @@
+@@ -289,10 +294,23 @@
  # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
  # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/howto/static-files/
  
@@ -48,12 +48,18 @@
  
  STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / "static"]
 +
-+# WhiteNoise: serve static files directly from the app (reverse proxy is fine)
++# WhiteNoise: serve static files directly. Restoring 'default' is critical for health checks.
 +STORAGES = {
++    "default": {
++        "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
++    },
 +    "staticfiles": {
 +        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedStaticFilesStorage",
 +    },
 +}
++
++MEDIA_ROOT = DATA_DIR / "media"
++MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
  
  if BASE_URL:
      STATIC_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/static/"
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 95ce7360eced..14952968bce1 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pkgname=yamtrack
 pkgver=0.24.11
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Self-hosted media tracker"
 arch=('any')
 url="https://github.com/FuzzyGrim/Yamtrack"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ source=(
 )
 
 sha256sums=('b6516defa8dad9f857a8ca4b8108f4c952b158fd950d1d89ecc0813dc6b1ebc1'
-            '92dd05b4efbde2bfb6fda55194c6af5ce3af0671e80cbf5409ebfd4bc6f10f32'
+            '491b49f33107a36727db4fd181b5f1da1d43a564737a3656d90d3acc22816a36'
             'b802edf0f341b2ec008eedb79b1f4b4c7cec4b89428765a20fa6dd5db30e3a48'
             '1caecf3ac52fd3c0a9c2ada54d4130aba03ff454185c6b10f04f4cf514c4a3b7'
             'cf0f5da164ef6effe5f68db54ac6a2511dd48856106d34d5235ab04a13081ae3'