diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb3489a..1aa65a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*.log
 /tmp
+
+# Ignore compiled assets
+/public/assets
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index dce31f1..1d5547a 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Dooraccess::Application.configure do
   config.assets.compress = true
 
   # Don't fallback to assets pipeline if a precompiled asset is missed
-  config.assets.compile = false
+  config.assets.compile = true
 
   # Generate digests for assets URLs
   config.assets.digest = true