diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/web/static/static.js b/mitmproxy/tools/web/static/static.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ffedbcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/web/static/static.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MITMWEB_STATIC = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/templates/index.html b/web/src/templates/index.html
index db9d2ecb7..d2d017764 100644
--- a/web/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/web/src/templates/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor.css"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/app.css"/>
     <link rel="icon" href="/static/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/>
+    <script src="/static/static.js"></script>
     <script src="/static/vendor.js"></script>
     <script src="/static/app.js"></script>
 </head>