diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e9f7f53b9..495567138 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ module Diaspora
     # Enable the asset pipeline
     config.assets.enabled = true
 
+    # Do not load whole env on precompile
+    config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false
+
     # Precompile additional assets (application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS are already added)
     # Javascripts
     config.assets.precompile += [ "aspect-contacts.js", "contact-list.js", "finder.js",
@@ -94,4 +97,4 @@ end
 # Only load asset_sync if S3 is configured
 if RAILS_GROUPS.include?(:assets) && ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID']
   require 'asset_sync'
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end