diff --git a/project/settings.py b/project/settings.py
index 95f4332c..c8e5832e 100644
--- a/project/settings.py
+++ b/project/settings.py
@@ -108,3 +108,5 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
+
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'