diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2 b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
index 33592a41604..2e668cbdc77 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio
 export STATICFILES_STORAGE={{ override | quote }}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
+    {{ edxapp_venv_bin }} python manage.py lms --settings=production print_setting STATIC_ROOT WEBPACK_CONFIG_PATH \
     npm run webpack \
     && npm run compile-sass -- --theme-dir /edx/var/edx-themes/edx-themes/edx-platform --theme-dir /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py lms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
 {% else %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
+    {{ edxapp_venv_bin }} python manage.py lms --settings=production print_setting STATIC_ROOT WEBPACK_CONFIG_PATH \
     npm run webpack \
     && npm run compile-sass -- --theme-dir /edx/var/edx-themes/edx-themes/edx-platform --theme-dir /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py lms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \