diff --git a/installer/install.sh b/installer/install.sh
--- a/installer/install.sh
+++ b/installer/install.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 rake db:migrate
 rake db:seed
 
+echo "Running rake tasks to precompile the assets"
+
+rake assets:precompile
+
 echo "Intalling web interface complete..."
 echo
 echo "Fetching grader"