diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index acf65e4c..21ae0c2b 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export const config = {
      * - _next/image (image optimization files)
      * - favicon.ico (favicon file)
      * - api (API routes - they handle their own auth)
-     * Feel free to modify this pattern to include more paths.
+     * - Static assets (images, scripts, manifest, icons, etc.)
      */
-    '/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|api|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp)$).*)',
+    '/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|api|sw\\.js|sw-register\\.js|manifest\\.json|icons/|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|ico|js|json)$).*)',
   ],
 }