diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 172cf9bebb..087310c9ba 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ PIPELINE_COMPILERS = [
     'pipeline.compilers.coffee.CoffeeScriptCompiler',
 ]
 
-PIPELINE_SASS_ARGUMENTS = '-r {proj_dir}/static/sass/bourbon/lib/bourbon.rb'.format(proj_dir=PROJECT_ROOT)
+PIPELINE_SASS_ARGUMENTS = '-t expanded -r {proj_dir}/static/sass/bourbon/lib/bourbon.rb'.format(proj_dir=PROJECT_ROOT)
 
 PIPELINE_CSS_COMPRESSOR = None
 PIPELINE_JS_COMPRESSOR = None