diff --git a/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/.gitignore b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/.gitignore
index ea24b1627..c3359c951 100644
--- a/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/.gitignore
+++ b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 !/tmp/pids
 
 
-/public/assets
+/public/assets/*
+!/public/assets/.sprockets-manifest-test.json
 .byebug_history
 
 # Ignore master key for decrypting credentials and more.
diff --git a/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/config/environments/production.rb b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/config/environments/production.rb
index e47b75765..d37ad3ecf 100644
--- a/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
   # config.assets.css_compressor = :sass
 
   # Do not fallback to assets pipeline if a precompiled asset is missed.
-  config.assets.compile = false
+  # Enable compile for test fixture to allow on-demand asset compilation
+  config.assets.compile = true
 
   # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts from an asset server.
   # config.asset_host = 'http://assets.example.com'
diff --git a/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/public/assets/.sprockets-manifest-test.json b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/public/assets/.sprockets-manifest-test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e26dfeeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/multibuildpack/rails72/public/assets/.sprockets-manifest-test.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file