diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
index 1a214fb92..d3c8831af 100644
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -52,10 +52,21 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
   var jsFiles = undefined;
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(tar, jsFilename)) {
     jsFiles = tar[jsFilename];
+    _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles)
   } else {
-    return next();
+    // Not in tar list, but try anyways, if it fails, pass to `next`.
+    jsFiles = [jsFilename];
+    fs.stat(JS_DIR + jsFilename, function (error, stats) {
+      if (error || !stats.isFile()) {
+        next();
+      } else {
+        _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles);
+      }
+    });
   }
+}
 
+function _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles) {
   res.header("Content-Type","text/javascript");
   
   //minifying is enabled
diff --git a/static/js/ace.js b/static/js/ace.js
index 3f52d315f..4735aaae7 100644
--- a/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/static/js/ace.js
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ function Ace2Editor()
     }
     for (var i = 0, ii = remoteFiles.length; i < ii; i++) {
       var file = remoteFiles[i];
+      file = file.replace(/^\.\.\/static\/js\//, '../minified/');
       buffer.push('<script type="application/javascript" src="' + file + '"><\/script>');
     }
   }