diff --git a/app/app/settings.py b/app/app/settings.py
index dfea879d..f1e19f71 100644
--- a/app/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/app/settings.py
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 # on the import phase
 IMPORT_BATCH_SIZE = 500
 
-django_heroku.settings(locals())
+django_heroku.settings(locals(), test_runner=False)