diff --git a/compile b/compile
index e34bb58f9..2258d133e 100644
--- a/compile
+++ b/compile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 cd $phoenix_dir
-npm --prefix ./assets run deploy
+NODE_ENV=production npm --prefix ./assets run deploy
 mix "${phoenix_ex}.digest"
 mix "${phoenix_ex}.digest.clean"