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 e6edaa60765..69d1cced17b 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 +9,7 @@ sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
         "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
         "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
-    && npm run webpack --config webpack.config.js \
+    && npm run webpack \
     && npm run compile-sass \
     && {{ 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
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
         "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
         "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
-    && npm run webpack --config webpack.config.js \
+    && npm run webpack \
     && npm run compile-sass \
     && {{ 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