diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 2821589..64289ac 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ module AdoptAThing
 
     # Enable the asset pipeline
     config.assets.enabled = true
+    config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false
 
     # Version of your assets, change this if you want to expire all your assets
     config.assets.version = '1.0'