diff --git a/tools/travis/production-helper b/tools/travis/production-helper
index 4ad0888c9953bb..c78c2b33710f12 100755
--- a/tools/travis/production-helper
+++ b/tools/travis/production-helper
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ apt-get update
 # used by Zulip in production.
 apt-mark hold initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin oracle-java8-installer udev linux-image-3.19.0-28-generic linux-image-generic-lts-vivid base-files linux-firmware chromium-browser google-chrome-stable g++-4.8 gcc-4.8 cpp-4.8 openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-7-jre-headless
 apt-get upgrade -y $APT_OPTIONS
+
+# Install django-sendfile
+pip install --no-deps django-sendfile
+
 # Install Zulip
 env TRAVIS=1 /root/zulip/scripts/setup/install