diff --git a/collect_static_resources b/collect_static_resources
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6d2c68e4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collect_static_resources
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+cd $(basedir $0) && django-admin.py collectstatic --noinput --settings=envs.aws --pythonpath=.
diff --git a/rakefile b/rakefile
index f630f74eef..f4ca821ab1 100644
--- a/rakefile
+++ b/rakefile
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ task :package do
         rm -f #{LINK_PATH}
         ln -s #{INSTALL_DIR_PATH} #{LINK_PATH}
         chown makeitso:makeitso #{LINK_PATH}
+
+        /opt/wwc/mitx/collect_static_resources
+
         service gunicorn start
         POSTINSTALL
         postinstall.close()