diff --git a/lib/client/client.js b/lib/client/client.js
index dbc844e..a573cbb 100644
--- a/lib/client/client.js
+++ b/lib/client/client.js
@@ -534,9 +534,6 @@ exports.setup = function setup_client() {
     , buildClient
     ;
   
-  app.use(express.compress());
-
-  app.use(express.staticCache());
   /***
    * sets up a static middleware to serve the webapp `client/static` folder 
    * as `/static`
@@ -634,18 +631,7 @@ exports.setup = function setup_client() {
                                           
       , function (callback) {
             async.parallel(
-                [ function (callback) {
-                    if (buildClient)
-                      wrench.copyDirRecursive(
-                          path.join(__dirname, 'rocket-js')
-                        , path.join(client_build_js_dir_path, 'rocket')
-                      , callback);
-
-                    else
-                      callback(null);
-                  }
-
-                , function (callback) { 
+                [ function (callback) { 
                     async.waterfall(
                         [ function (callback) {
                             if (buildClient)
@@ -663,6 +649,17 @@ exports.setup = function setup_client() {
                             else
                               callback(null);
                           }
+
+                        , function (callback) {
+                            if (buildClient)
+                              wrench.copyDirRecursive(
+                                  path.join(__dirname, 'rocket-js')
+                                , path.join(client_build_js_dir_path, 'rocket')
+                              , callback);
+
+                            else
+                              callback(null);
+                          }
                     
                         , function(callback) {