diff --git a/src/main/webapp/static/themes/compiletheme.sh b/src/main/webapp/static/themes/compiletheme.sh
index dc4dfa652e22bc71fd56be96c72a03d67e915416..36329842f86f5b9c6ee0aa5d043da727b373296c 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/static/themes/compiletheme.sh
+++ b/src/main/webapp/static/themes/compiletheme.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ control_c () {
 while getopts ":fhw" opt; do
   case $opt in
     f)
-      UPDATECMD="--update --force"
+      UPDATECMD=""
       ;;
     w)
       UPDATECMD="--watch"