diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ef57eb64a2..ad394192ae 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -64,5 +64,7 @@ module Openfoodweb
 
     # Version of your assets, change this if you want to expire all your assets
     config.assets.version = '1.0'
+
+    config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false
   end
 end