diff --git a/lib/sprockets/assistant/app_builder.rb b/lib/sprockets/assistant/app_builder.rb
index 4bf6bbe..bef070c 100644
--- a/lib/sprockets/assistant/app_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/sprockets/assistant/app_builder.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ module Sprockets
 
             register Sinatra::Sprockets
 
+            Sinatra::Sprockets.configure do |c|
+              c.compile = true
+            end
+
             set :views, 'views'
 
             class_eval(&_app)