diff --git a/dev/run-internal.sh b/dev/run-internal.sh
index 2cb3732..6298c11 100755
--- a/dev/run-internal.sh
+++ b/dev/run-internal.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ if [[ ! -e $V ]] ; then
   cd /data/src
   sed -i "s/'generated_exercises',/#'generated_exercises',/" main/settings.py
   python3 ./manage.py migrate
-  sed -i "s/#'generated_exercises',/'generated_exercises',/" main/settings.py
-  echo yes | python3 ./manage.py collectstatic
+  sed -i "s/#'generated_exercises',/'generated_exercises',/" main/settings.py  
   mkdir /data/run/jobs/
   chown www-data /data/run/jobs/
 
diff --git a/scripts/update-courses.sh b/scripts/update-courses.sh
index cec5292..252e8c0 100755
--- a/scripts/update-courses.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-courses.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ export GENERATED_PATH=/data/run/oer
 export OER_SRC_DIR=/data/oer
 export PLATFORM_PATH=/data/src
 python3 ./manage.py import-courses --sources=/data/oer/courses --formats=/data/oer/exercise-formats/
-python3 ./manage.py collectstatic
+echo yes | python3 ./manage.py collectstatic