diff --git a/bin/steps/collectstatic b/bin/steps/collectstatic
index 134b5c6947f897296323b5bccd6c84edc4d94773..7ed9f4224906448bf9f65d525096689fcdbefda1 100755
--- a/bin/steps/collectstatic
+++ b/bin/steps/collectstatic
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 source $BIN_DIR/utils
 
-MANAGE_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -type f -name 'manage.py' | head -1)
+MANAGE_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -type f -name 'manage.py' -printf '%d\t%P\n' | sort -nk1 | cut -f2 | head -1)
 MANAGE_FILE=${MANAGE_FILE:-fakepath}
 
 [ -f .heroku/collectstatic_disabled ] && DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ if [ ! "$DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC" ] && [ -f "$MANAGE_FILE" ]; then
     echo
 fi
 
-bpwatch stop collectstatic
\ No newline at end of file
+bpwatch stop collectstatic