diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ad394192ae..24eea9661f 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ 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
+    config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = true
   end
 end