diff --git a/bdj/build.py b/bdj/build.py
index 0bfb35a..d69ebac 100644
--- a/bdj/build.py
+++ b/bdj/build.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def layout(title, desc, body, path='/', extra_head=''):
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 <meta property="og:url" content="{SITE_URL}{esc(path)}">
 <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css">
 <style>:root{{--brand:#e4572e;--brand2:#f5a623;--ink:#2b2118;--cream:#fff8ec;--card:#ffffff}}</style>
 {extra_head}
 </head>
diff --git a/bdj/deploy.sh b/bdj/deploy.sh
index b1f766d..7279fcb 100755
--- a/bdj/deploy.sh
+++ b/bdj/deploy.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,21 @@ for host in bestdadjokes.lol www.bestdadjokes.lol myadhd.dev; do
   code=$(curl -sk -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --resolve "$host:443:127.0.0.1" "https://$host/" --max-time 10)
   echo "  https://$host -> $code (origin)"
 done
+
+echo "==> asset smoke checks"
+fail=0
+hp=$(curl -sk --resolve bestdadjokes.lol:443:127.0.0.1 https://bestdadjokes.lol/ --max-time 10)
+echo "$hp" | grep -q 'rel="stylesheet"' || { echo "  FAIL: stylesheet not linked in homepage"; fail=1; }
+for asset in /static/style.css /static/main.js /static/jokes-data.js /static/favicon.svg; do
+  out=$(curl -sk -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code} %{content_type}' --resolve bestdadjokes.lol:443:127.0.0.1 "https://bestdadjokes.lol$asset" --max-time 10)
+  echo "  $asset -> $out"
+  case "$out" in 200*) ;; *) fail=1 ;; esac
+done
+# every referenced local asset must exist (catches missing files)
+echo "$hp" | grep -oE '(src|href)="/[^"]+"' | sed -E 's/(src|href)="([^"]+)"/\2/' | sort -u | while read -r ref; do
+  case "$ref" in //*) continue ;; esac
+  code=$(curl -sk -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --resolve bestdadjokes.lol:443:127.0.0.1 "https://bestdadjokes.lol$ref" --max-time 10)
+  [ "$code" = "200" ] || echo "  WARN: referenced asset $ref -> $code"
+done
+[ "$fail" = "0" ] || { echo "==> DEPLOY FAILED ASSET CHECKS"; exit 1; }
 echo "==> deploy complete"