diff --git a/company_site/company_site/storage.py b/company_site/company_site/storage.py
index 3f4de45..cc9da61 100644
--- a/company_site/company_site/storage.py
+++ b/company_site/company_site/storage.py
@@ -13,8 +13,20 @@ from whitenoise.storage import CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage
 
 
 class TolerantManifestStaticFilesStorage(CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage):
+    # Don't 500 at runtime when a {% static %} reference isn't in the manifest;
+    # fall back to the plain name (mirrors non-manifest storage behaviour).
+    manifest_strict = False
+
     def _stored_name(self, name, hashed_files):
+        """Tolerate missing references during collectstatic post-processing."""
         try:
             return super()._stored_name(name, hashed_files)
         except ValueError:
             return name
+
+    def stored_name(self, name):
+        """Tolerate missing manifest entries at request time."""
+        try:
+            return super().stored_name(name)
+        except ValueError:
+            return name