diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py b/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
index 380388b545..eac9604a7f 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def wrap_xmodule(get_html, module, template):
     return _get_html
 
 
-def replace_static_urls(get_html, prefix):
+def replace_static_urls(get_html, prefix, module):
     """
     Updates the supplied module with a new get_html function that wraps
     the old get_html function and substitutes urls of the form /static/...
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def replace_static_urls(get_html, prefix):
 
     @wraps(get_html)
     def _get_html():
+        if type(module) in [SequenceModule, VerticalModule]:	# TODO: make this more general, eg use an XModule attribute instead
+            return get_html()
         return replace_urls(get_html(), staticfiles_prefix=prefix)
     return _get_html
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index d32f3d81ec..1397b881f2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def get_module(user, request, location, student_module_cache, position=None):
 
     module.get_html = replace_static_urls(
         wrap_xmodule(module.get_html, module, 'xmodule_display.html'),
-        module.metadata['data_dir']
+        module.metadata['data_dir'], module
     )
 
     if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('DISPLAY_HISTOGRAMS_TO_STAFF'):