diff --git a/roles/mailman/files/post-update.sh b/roles/mailman/files/post-update.sh
index a13e88997e..5bb3b28e1e 100755
--- a/roles/mailman/files/post-update.sh
+++ b/roles/mailman/files/post-update.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CONFDIR=`yamlget confdir $CONFFILE`
 INDEXDIR=$BASEDIR/kittystore_search_index
 
 django-admin collectstatic --clear --noinput --verbosity 0 --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings
-django-admin assets build --parse-templates --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings
+django-admin compress --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings
 django-admin syncdb --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings_admin --noinput --migrate
 django-admin loaddata /etc/postorius/sites/default/initial-user.json --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings_admin
 kittystore-updatedb --pythonpath $CONFDIR --settings settings_admin
diff --git a/roles/mailman/templates/settings.py.j2 b/roles/mailman/templates/settings.py.j2
index 7ba048a1d2..d1592739a8 100644
--- a/roles/mailman/templates/settings.py.j2
+++ b/roles/mailman/templates/settings.py.j2
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
 #    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.DefaultStorageFinder',
-    'django_assets.finders.AssetsFinder',
+    'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder',
 )
 
 # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django_gravatar',
     'south',
     'crispy_forms',
-    'django_assets',
+    'compressor',
     'paintstore',
     'django_browserid',
     'postorius',
@@ -262,11 +262,14 @@ BROWSERID_VERIFY_CLASS = "django_browserid.views.Verify"
 #GRAVATAR_DEFAULT_SECURE = True
 
 #
-# django-assets
-# https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-assets
+# django-compressor
+# https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django_compressor
 #
-ASSETS_DEBUG = DEBUG
-ASSETS_AUTO_BUILD = DEBUG
+COMPRESS_PRECOMPILERS = (
+   ('text/less', 'lessc {infile} {outfile}'),
+)
+# needed for debug mode
+#INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1',)
 
 
 # A sample logging configuration. The only tangible logging