diff --git a/kallithea/public/less/main.less b/kallithea/public/less/main.less
--- a/kallithea/public/less/main.less
+++ b/kallithea/public/less/main.less
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 /* 3rd party styles */
 @import "node_modules/bootstrap/less/bootstrap.less";
+@import (inline) "../css/jquery.dataTables.css";
+@import (inline) "../js/select2/select2.css";
+@import (inline) "../js/select2/select2-bootstrap.css";
 
 /* kallithea styles */
 @import "kallithea-variables.less";
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/base/root.html b/kallithea/templates/base/root.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/base/root.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/base/root.html
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
         <link rel="icon" href="${h.url('/images/favicon.ico')}" type="image/x-icon" />
 
         ## CSS ###
-        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/css/jquery.dataTables.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}"/>
-        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/js/select2/select2.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}"/>
-        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/js/select2/select2-bootstrap.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}"/>
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/css/pygments.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}"/>
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/css/style.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}" media="screen"/>
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${h.url('/css/contextbar.css', ver=c.kallithea_version)}" media="screen"/>