diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index df6408870..f19129bfb 100755
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ PasswordEncryptor::register('md5', 'PasswordEncryptor_LegacyPHPHash("md5")');
 PasswordEncryptor::register('sha1','PasswordEncryptor_LegacyPHPHash("sha1")');
 PasswordEncryptor::register('md5_v2.4', 'PasswordEncryptor_PHPHash("md5")');
 PasswordEncryptor::register('sha1_v2.4','PasswordEncryptor_PHPHash("sha1")');
-?>
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+
+// Set the default folder for where combined JS/CSS files should live
+Requirements::set_combined_files_folder('assets/.combinedfiles');
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