diff --git a/bin/steps/collectstatic b/bin/steps/collectstatic
index 1e029ff2929618fd6fd42c0d4263c4f785988d80..51a4f432bbaca1a98560016ced4852aae7e2b6f9 100755
--- a/bin/steps/collectstatic
+++ b/bin/steps/collectstatic
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ MANAGE_FILE=${MANAGE_FILE:-fakepath}
 [ -f .heroku/collectstatic_disabled ] && DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1
 
 # Ensure that Django is explicitly specified in requirements.txt
-sp-grep django && DJANGO_INSTALLED=1
+sp-grep -s django && DJANGO_INSTALLED=1
 
 
 if [ ! "$DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC" ] && [ -f "$MANAGE_FILE" ] && [ "$DJANGO_INSTALLED" ]; then