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 1d7a9c65a21..f1ab34df6d4 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 {% for override in edxapp_staticfiles_storage_overrides %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
+    "WEBPACK_CONFIG_PATH=webpack.prod.config.js" \
+    "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
+    "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
     && npm run webpack \
     && npm run compile-sass -- --theme-dir /edx/var/edx-themes/edx-themes/edx-platform --theme-dir /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes \
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@ sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
 {% else %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
+    "WEBPACK_CONFIG_PATH=webpack.prod.config.js" \
+    "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
+    "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
     && 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 \