diff --git a/config/initializers/rails_performance.rb b/config/initializers/rails_performance.rb
index c1200d576..2ecb997b8 100644
--- a/config/initializers/rails_performance.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/rails_performance.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if defined?(RailsPerformance) && !Rails.env.test?
+if defined?(RailsPerformance) && !Rails.env.test? && ENV["RAILS_ASSETS_PRECOMPILE"].blank?
   RailsPerformance.setup do |config|
     config.redis = Redis::Namespace.new("#{Rails.env}-rails-performance", redis: Redis.new)
     config.duration = 4.hours
diff --git a/docker/build.dockerfile b/docker/build.dockerfile
index baeb80f5c..a6d0a1efa 100644
--- a/docker/build.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build.dockerfile
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ RUN \
   DATABASE_URL="nulldb://user:pass@localhost/db" \
   SECRET_KEY_BASE="placeholder" \
   RACK_ENV="production" \
+  RAILS_ASSETS_PRECOMPILE=1 \
   bundle exec rake assets:precompile