diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index e726a4eec..b9ca4d9a1 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package_assets: on
-embed_assets: on
+embed_assets: datauri
 compress_assets: on
 gzip_assets: off
 javascripts: