diff --git a/asset-pipeline-gradle/src/main/groovy/asset/pipeline/gradle/AssetPipelinePlugin.groovy b/asset-pipeline-gradle/src/main/groovy/asset/pipeline/gradle/AssetPipelinePlugin.groovy
index 333d8695..9e3277bb 100644
--- a/asset-pipeline-gradle/src/main/groovy/asset/pipeline/gradle/AssetPipelinePlugin.groovy
+++ b/asset-pipeline-gradle/src/main/groovy/asset/pipeline/gradle/AssetPipelinePlugin.groovy
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class AssetPipelinePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         config.cacheLocation = "${project.buildDir}/.assetcache"
         if (project.extensions.findByName('grails')) {
             defaultConfiguration.assetsPath = "${project.projectDir}/app/assets"
+            defaultConfiguration.skipNonDigests = true
         } else {
             defaultConfiguration.assetsPath = "${project.projectDir}/src/assets"
         }