diff --git a/config/environments/staging.rb b/config/environments/staging.rb
index ca1a98bb..7caf841e 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.rb
+++ b/config/environments/staging.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # config.action_dispatch.rack_cache = true
 
   # Disable Rails's static asset server (Apache or nginx will already do this).
-  config.serve_static_assets = false
+  config.serve_static_files = ENV['RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES'].present?
 
   # Compress JavaScripts and CSS.
   # config.assets.js_compressor = :uglifier