diff --git a/buildbot/masters/datatracker/master.cfg b/buildbot/masters/datatracker/master.cfg
index 880262a06..b1c6ca22c 100644
--- a/buildbot/masters/datatracker/master.cfg
+++ b/buildbot/masters/datatracker/master.cfg
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "install", "-r", "requirements.txt"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="seting up settings_local.py",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=True,
+                command=["cp", "/home/buildbot/settings_local.py", "./"],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(PyFlakes(
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,
@@ -257,6 +263,19 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "install", "-r", "requirements.txt"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="copy settings_local.py",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=True,
+                command=["cp", "/home/buildbot/settings_local.py", "./"],
+            ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="collect static files",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=False,
+                flunkOnFailure=False,
+                command=["ietf/manage.py", "collectstatic", "--noinput", ],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(UnitTest(
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,
@@ -285,6 +304,7 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 descriptionDone="svn cleanup",
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=False,
+                flunkOnFailure=False,
                 command=["svn", "cleanup"],
             ))
 factory.addStep(SVN(
@@ -302,6 +322,19 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "install", "-r", "requirements.txt"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="copy settings_local.py",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=True,
+                command=["cp", "/Users/buildbot/settings_local.py", "./"],
+            ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="collect static files",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=False,
+                flunkOnFailure=False,
+                command=["ietf/manage.py", "collectstatic", "--noinput", ],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(UnitTest(
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,
@@ -334,6 +367,12 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "install", "-r", "requirements.txt"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="copy settings_local.py",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=True,
+                command=["cp", "/home/buildbot/settings_local.py", "./"],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(TestCrawlerShellCommand(
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,
@@ -375,12 +414,25 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "install", "--upgrade", "-r", "requirements.txt"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="seting up settings_local.py",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=True,
+                command=["cp", "/home/buildbot/settings_local.py", "./"],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
                 descriptionDone="list installed pyton modules",
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,
                 command=["pip", "list"],
             ))
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(
+                descriptionDone="collect static files",
+                workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
+                haltOnFailure=False,
+                flunkOnFailure=False,
+                command=["ietf/manage.py", "collectstatic", "--noinput", ],
+            ))
 factory.addStep(UnitTest(
                 workdir=Interpolate('build/%(src::branch)s'),
                 haltOnFailure=True,