diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index f4345061a..6ef88f5ea 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -71,4 +71,14 @@ module Consul
   end
 end
 
+class Rails::Engine
+  initializer :prepend_custom_assets_path, group: :all do |app|
+    if self.class.name == "Consul::Application"
+      %w[images fonts javascripts].each do |asset|
+        app.config.assets.paths.unshift(Rails.root.join("app", "assets", asset, "custom").to_s)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 require "./config/application_custom.rb"
diff --git a/config/initializers/assets.rb b/config/initializers/assets.rb
index cbd07efbf..4990ba4d0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/assets.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/assets.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,3 @@ Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( print.css )
 Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( ie.css )
 
 # Loads custom images and custom fonts before app/assets/images and app/assets/fonts
-assets_path = Rails.application.config.assets.paths
-
-%w[images fonts javascripts].each do |asset|
-  assets_path.insert(0, Rails.root.join("app", "assets", asset, "custom").to_s)
-end