diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/scripts/static-file-check.sh b/rhodecode/tests/scripts/static-file-check.sh
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+# check required files
+# run like this: rhodecode/tests/scripts/static-file-check.sh rhodecode/public/
+
+STATIC_CHECK="\
+robots.txt \
+502.html \
+js/scripts.min.js \
+js/rhodecode-components.js \
+css/style.css \
+css/style-polymer.css \
+css/style-ipython.css"
+
+static_path=$1
+echo "checking the path for static files in dir: '$static_path'"
+
+if [ ! -d $static_path ]; then
+  echo "path $static_path is not a valid directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for file in $STATIC_CHECK;
+do
+  path=$static_path$file
+  printf "checking $path..."
+  if [ ! -f $path ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Missing a static file:$path expected after web-build"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  printf "ok\n"
+done
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