diff --git a/scripts/celery_worker-ecs.sh b/scripts/celery_worker-ecs.sh
index 8246b94fcd..619f7a9f13 100755
--- a/scripts/celery_worker-ecs.sh
+++ b/scripts/celery_worker-ecs.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ if [ -z "${DATABASE_URL}" ]; then
     export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DB}"
 fi
 
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 python manage.py compilemessages
 celery --app=config.celery_app worker --max-tasks-per-child=6 --loglevel=info
diff --git a/scripts/celery_worker.sh b/scripts/celery_worker.sh
index 1ff305edb3..a7f0a887d6 100755
--- a/scripts/celery_worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/celery_worker.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ fi
 
 
 export NEW_RELIC_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/newrelic.ini
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 python manage.py compilemessages
 newrelic-admin run-program celery --app=config.celery_app worker --max-tasks-per-child=6 --loglevel=info