diff --git a/hypha/settings/base.py b/hypha/settings/base.py
index 0595d3b2cfd40aff7b59b73a39d1ee244f90a2a2..574cbf99a3f4dde1de4875016a91c602cf5eb01f 100644
--- a/hypha/settings/base.py
+++ b/hypha/settings/base.py
@@ -660,7 +660,9 @@ REFERRER_POLICY = env.get('SECURE_REFERRER_POLICY',
 
 # Webpack bundle loader
 # When disabled, all included bundles are silently ignored.
-ENABLE_WEBPACK_BUNDLES = True
+if env.get('ENABLE_WEBPACK_BUNDLES', 'true').lower().strip() == 'true':
+    ENABLE_WEBPACK_BUNDLES = True
+
 WEBPACK_LOADER = {
     'DEFAULT': {
         'BUNDLE_DIR_NAME': 'app/',