diff --git a/roles/ask/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ask/tasks/main.yml
index a4fe91e388..a164c1610d 100644
--- a/roles/ask/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ask/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
 - name: log ownership fix
   file: state=touch dest=/var/log/askbot/askfedora.log owner=apache group=apache
 
+- name: run collectstatic
+  command: creates=/var/www/html/askbot/static python /etc/askbot/sites/ask/config/manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+  tags:
+  - config
+
 #- name: setup default skin link needed for askbot
 #  file: state=link src=/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/askbot/skins/default dest=/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/askbot/static/default
 #