diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a801149c52..9df97d6e25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ lib-cov
 *.swp
 .floo
 .flooignore
+builtAssets/
 
 *.env
 pids
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index aec3f88d4d..b8c951494e 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ app.use(connectAssets({
         path.join(__dirname, 'public/css'),
         path.join(__dirname, 'public/js')
     ],
+    build: false,
+    buildDir: false,
     helperContext: app.locals
 }));
 app.use(logger('dev'));