diff --git a/project/settings.py b/project/settings.py
index 977ad195..95f4332c 100644
--- a/project/settings.py
+++ b/project/settings.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'project.urls'
diff --git a/project/wsgi.py b/project/wsgi.py
index fd86e6eb..7c2f625e 100644
--- a/project/wsgi.py
+++ b/project/wsgi.py
@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "project.settings")
 
-from whitenoise.django import DjangoWhiteNoise
-
-application = DjangoWhiteNoise(get_wsgi_application())
+application = get_wsgi_application()