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..5bb7f615479 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio
 export STATICFILES_STORAGE={{ override | quote }}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
-    npm run webpack \
+    {{ edxapp_venv_bin }} python manage.py lms --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS print_setting STATIC_ROOT \
+    && 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=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py cms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
 {% else %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
-    npm run webpack \
+    {{ edxapp_venv_bin }} python manage.py lms --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS print_setting STATIC_ROOT \
+    && 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=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py cms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS