diff --git a/lib/tasks/assets.rake b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
index b91ec8dcb..253585726 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/assets.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ namespace :assets do
     end
   end
 end
+
+task as: :environment do
+  system('RAILS_ENV=production rake assets:precompile')
+end