diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index f30ffa8e..49955ba2 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
     # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.
 
+    config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false
+
     # Custom directories with classes and modules you want to be autoloadable.
     # config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/extras)