diff --git a/pipeline/compressors/__init__.py b/pipeline/compressors/__init__.py
index 8e1705e5..0d42400d 100644
--- a/pipeline/compressors/__init__.py
+++ b/pipeline/compressors/__init__.py
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@ def __init__(self, storage=None, verbose=False):
 
     @property
     def js_compressor(self):
+        if not settings.PIPELINE_ENABLED:
+            return NoopCompressor
         return to_class(settings.JS_COMPRESSOR)
 
     @property
     def css_compressor(self):
+        if not settings.PIPELINE_ENABLED:
+            return NoopCompressor
         return to_class(settings.CSS_COMPRESSOR)
 
     def compress_js(self, paths, templates=None, **kwargs):