diff --git a/dojo/settings/.settings.dist.py.sha256sum b/dojo/settings/.settings.dist.py.sha256sum
index 31f7174f6b..146a46f0b4 100644
--- a/dojo/settings/.settings.dist.py.sha256sum
+++ b/dojo/settings/.settings.dist.py.sha256sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-86a9b26bbb326e3db829374494fe1648489abe5c29233bba63a2c50178782ed3
+f23b780905f138f168436a6579b45a1ccaa0deb35e6b11b1e9169f13266e4bb0
diff --git a/dojo/settings/settings.py b/dojo/settings/settings.py
index 5a7f51ac0b..ce4b1be620 100644
--- a/dojo/settings/settings.py
+++ b/dojo/settings/settings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import hashlib
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from split_settings.tools import include, optional
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
     optional('local_settings.py')
 )
 
-if not DEBUG:
+if not (DEBUG or ('collectstatic' in sys.argv)):
     with (Path(__file__).parent / 'settings.dist.py').open('rb') as file:
         real_hash = hashlib.sha256(file.read()).hexdigest()
     with (Path(__file__).parent / '.settings.dist.py.sha256sum').open('rb') as file: