diff --git a/debian/rake-tasks.sh b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
index 9e2c9bb3a6..f8616655c4 100755
--- a/debian/rake-tasks.sh
+++ b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 . /etc/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf
 
 echo "Initializing database..."
-su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load'
+su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load RAILS_ENV=production'
+su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle exec rake gitlab:setup RAILS_ENV=production'
 echo "Precompiling assets..."
-su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle exec rake assets:precompile'
+su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production'
 su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'touch public/source.tar.gz'