diff --git a/app/router.php b/app/router.php
index a8b4ef8..73220a6 100644
--- a/app/router.php
+++ b/app/router.php
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ $requestUri = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '', PHP_URL_PATH) ?: '/';
 $hasTrailingSlash = str_ends_with($requestUri, '/') && $requestUri !== '/';
 $requestPath = trim($requestUri, '/');
 
-// Check for assets in /custom/assets/ served at root level (before language extraction)
-$assetPath = dirname(__DIR__) . '/custom/assets/' . $requestPath;
-if (file_exists($assetPath) && is_file($assetPath)) {
-    header('Content-Type: ' . (mime_content_type($assetPath) ?: 'application/octet-stream'));
-    readfile($assetPath);
-    exit;
-}
-
 // Extract language from URL
 $currentLang = $defaultLang;
 $pathParts = explode('/', $requestPath);
@@ -359,6 +351,14 @@ function renderFile(string $filePath): void {
     exit;
 }
 
+// Check for assets in /custom/assets/ served at root level
+$assetPath = dirname(__DIR__) . '/custom/assets/' . $requestPath;
+if (file_exists($assetPath) && is_file($assetPath)) {
+    header('Content-Type: ' . (mime_content_type($assetPath) ?: 'application/octet-stream'));
+    readfile($assetPath);
+    exit;
+}
+
 // Handle frontpage
 if (empty($requestPath)) {
     // Try language-specific frontpage first, then default