2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5594b458..3e0ebbb0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ ENV GIT_SHA=$git_sha
 # Copy the source code in last to optimize rebuilding the image
 COPY . .
 
+# Set dummy variables so collectstatic can load settings.py
+RUN \
+    SECRET_KEY=dummy_value \
+    DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost \
+    METRICITY_DB_URL=postgres://localhost \
+    python manage.py collectstatic
+
 # Run web server through custom manager
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "manage.py"]
 CMD ["run"]
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index d21546e1..e4d24002 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -138,10 +138,12 @@ class SiteManager:
 
         print("Applying migrations.")
         call_command("migrate", verbosity=self.verbosity)
-        print("Collecting static files.")
-        call_command("collectstatic", interactive=False, clear=True, verbosity=self.verbosity)
 
         if self.debug:
+            # In Production, collectstatic is ran in the Docker image
+            print("Collecting static files.")
+            call_command("collectstatic", interactive=False, clear=True, verbosity=self.verbosity)
+
             self.set_dev_site_name()
             self.create_superuser()