diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index c25e97d..82e7fc5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ the test to run::
 Making a Release
 ----------------
 
+Tag the release_ on GitHub, naming it in the ``v0.0.0`` format.
+
+.. _release: https://github.com/aclowes/yawn/releases/new
+
 Build the frontend code, then bundle and release a source tarball. Finally, test
 installing it::
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9a435d5..c697a3a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ Links
 
 * Contributing_
 * License_
+* `Deploying YAWN on Kubernetes via Google Container Engine`_
 
 .. _Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.rst
 .. _License: LICENSE.txt
+.. _Deploying YAWN on Kubernetes via Google Container Engine: https://github.com/aclowes/yawn-gke
diff --git a/yawn/management/commands/webserver.py b/yawn/management/commands/webserver.py
index 25b2b1d..66ee377 100644
--- a/yawn/management/commands/webserver.py
+++ b/yawn/management/commands/webserver.py
@@ -3,30 +3,11 @@
 from gunicorn.app.base import BaseApplication
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
-from django.conf import settings
-from whitenoise.django import DjangoWhiteNoise
-from whitenoise.utils import decode_path_info
-
-
-class DefaultFileServer(DjangoWhiteNoise):
-    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
-        """
-        Serve index.html if not /api/ or a static file
-
-        This allows users to navigate directly to a URL like http://127.0.0.1:8000/workflows/2
-        and we return index.html, and then react-router interprets the path.
-        """
-        path = decode_path_info(environ['PATH_INFO'])
-        if path.startswith('/api'):
-            return self.application(environ, start_response)
-        static_file = self.files.get(path)
-        if static_file is None:
-            # serve the homepage on non-existent file
-            static_file = self.files.get('/index.html')
-        return self.serve(static_file, environ, start_response)
 
 
 class WSGIApplication(BaseApplication):
+    """A Gunicorn Application, with logic to parse config passed from the command"""
+
     def __init__(self, options):
         self.options = options
         super().__init__()
@@ -56,9 +37,7 @@ def _set_cfg(self, args):
             self.cfg.set(k.lower(), v)
 
     def load(self):
-        app = get_wsgi_application()
-        whitenoise = DefaultFileServer(app, settings)
-        return whitenoise
+        return get_wsgi_application()
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/static/favicon.ico b/yawn/management/tests/static/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/static/index.html b/yawn/management/tests/static/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py b/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py
index d215a49..2f2ff98 100644
--- a/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py
+++ b/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import os
 import sys
 
 from unittest import mock
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import management
 
 from yawn.management.commands import webserver
@@ -15,24 +13,3 @@ def test_webserver(mock_run):
     with mock.patch.object(sys, 'argv', ['yawn', 'worker', '-b', '0.0.0.0:8000']):
         management.call_command('webserver')
         assert mock_run.call_count == 1
-
-
-def test_static_files():
-    root = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'management/tests/static')
-    with mock.patch.object(settings, 'WHITENOISE_ROOT', root):
-        app = webserver.get_wsgi_application()
-        whitenoise = webserver.DefaultFileServer(app, settings)
-        whitenoise.application = mock.Mock()
-
-    # an API request
-    whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/api/'}, None)
-    assert whitenoise.application.call_count == 1
-
-    # an unmatched file, goes to homepage
-    start_response = mock.Mock()
-    response = whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/', 'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'}, start_response)
-    assert 'index.html' in response.filelike.name
-
-    # a real static file
-    response = whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/favicon.ico', 'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'}, start_response)
-    assert 'favicon.ico' in response.filelike.name
diff --git a/yawn/settings/base.py b/yawn/settings/base.py
index 2944ca9..3dfe361 100644
--- a/yawn/settings/base.py
+++ b/yawn/settings/base.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'yawn.utilities.middleware.DefaultFileMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
diff --git a/yawn/utilities/middleware.py b/yawn/utilities/middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..605814e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yawn/utilities/middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from whitenoise.middleware import WhiteNoiseMiddleware
+
+
+class DefaultFileMiddleware(WhiteNoiseMiddleware):
+    """
+    Serve index.html if not /api/ or a static file
+
+    This allows users to navigate directly to a URL like http://127.0.0.1:8000/workflows/2
+    and we return index.html, and then react-router interprets the path.
+    """
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+
+        if request.path_info.startswith('/api'):
+            return  # handled by Django
+
+        static_file = self.files.get(request.path_info)
+
+        if static_file is None:
+            # serve the homepage on non-existent file
+            static_file = self.files.get('/index.html')
+
+        return self.serve(static_file, request)
diff --git a/yawn/utilities/tests/static/index.html b/yawn/utilities/tests/static/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9015a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yawn/utilities/tests/static/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index
diff --git a/yawn/utilities/tests/static/static.txt b/yawn/utilities/tests/static/static.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b4d4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yawn/utilities/tests/static/static.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static
diff --git a/yawn/utilities/tests/test_middleware.py b/yawn/utilities/tests/test_middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f53e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yawn/utilities/tests/test_middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+def test_static_files(client):
+    root = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'utilities/tests/static')
+    with mock.patch.object(settings, 'WHITENOISE_ROOT', root):
+        # an API request
+        response = client.get('/api/')
+        assert 'workflows' in response.data
+
+        # an unmatched file, goes to homepage
+        response = client.get('/something')
+        assert next(response.streaming_content) == b'index\n'
+
+        # a real static file
+        response = client.get('/static.txt')
+        assert next(response.streaming_content) == b'static\n'