diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6cbb4dd4..a688fef9 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ docker-compose.yml
 node_modules/
 **/node_modules/
 
-api/data
\ No newline at end of file
+api/data
+api/src/sysreptor_plugins/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46209b10..13c77a3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Upcoming
+* Experimental plugin system
+* Disable static file compression
+
+
 ## v2024.81 - 2024-10-25
 * Fix mermaid diagram labels not rendered
 * Disable CSP trusted types enforcement because of incompatibilities
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a4513cd7..e5ff9a3a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM api-dev AS api-test
 # Copy source code
 COPY --chown=user:user api/src /app/api/
 COPY --chown=user:user plugins /app/plugins/
+RUN mkdir -p /app/api/sysreptor_plugins/ && chmod 777 /app/api/sysreptor_plugins/
 
 # Copy generated template rendering script
 COPY --from=rendering --chown=user:user /app/rendering/dist /app/rendering/dist/
@@ -210,8 +211,7 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM api-test AS api-statics
 RUN python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input --clear
 COPY --from=frontend /app/frontend/dist/index.html /app/frontend/dist/static/ /app/api/frontend/static/
 RUN mv /app/api/frontend/static/index.html /app/api/frontend/index.html \
-    && python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input --no-post-process \
-    && python3 -m whitenoise.compress /app/api/static/ map
+    && python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input --no-post-process
 
 COPY --from=plugin-builder --chown=user:user /app/plugins/ /app/plugins/
 
diff --git a/api/src/reportcreator_api/utils/middleware.py b/api/src/reportcreator_api/utils/middleware.py
index 27a5a02c..4c83f7cd 100644
--- a/api/src/reportcreator_api/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/api/src/reportcreator_api/utils/middleware.py
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ def process_response(self, request, response):
 
         # Cache static files
         if request.path.startswith(settings.STATIC_URL) and response.status_code == 200 and not settings.DEBUG:
-            if any(request.path.endswith(e) for e in ['.html', '.json']) or \
-                (request.path.startswith(settings.STATIC_URL + 'plugins/') and '/_nuxt/' not in request.path):
-                # Do not cache for long
-                cache.patch_cache_control(response, public=True, max_age=2 * 60)
-            else:
+            if '/_nuxt/' not in request.path and not any(request.path.endswith(e) for e in ['.html', '.json']):
                 # Chunk files with unique names. Can be cached for a long time
-                cache.patch_cache_control(response, public=True, max_age=24 * 3600)
+                cache.patch_cache_control(response, public=True, max_age=24 * 60 * 60)
+            else:
+                # Do not cache for long
+                cache.patch_cache_control(response, public=True, max_age=1 * 60)
         else:
             # Do not cache API responses and django views
             cache.add_never_cache_headers(response)