diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2 b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
index b15d506064c..1d7a9c65a21 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/bin/edxapp-update-assets.j2
@@ -4,26 +4,18 @@
 {% for override in edxapp_staticfiles_storage_overrides %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
-        "STATICFILES_STORAGE={{ override }}" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
     && npm run webpack \
-    && npm run compile-sass \
+    && npm run compile-sass -- --theme-dir /edx/var/edx-themes/edx-themes/edx-platform --theme-dir /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py lms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py cms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS
 {% endfor %}
 {% else %}
 sudo -E -H -u {{ edxapp_user }} \
     env "PATH=$PATH" \
-        "STATICFILES_STORAGE=django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT_LMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles" \
-        "STATIC_ROOT_CMS=/edx/var/edxapp/staticfiles/studio" \
     npm install \
     && npm run webpack \
-    && npm run compile-sass \
+    && npm run compile-sass -- --theme-dir /edx/var/edx-themes/edx-themes/edx-platform --theme-dir /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py lms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS \
     && {{ edxapp_venv_bin }}/python manage.py cms collectstatic --noinput --settings=$EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS
 {% endif %}