diff --git a/app/api/tests/test_config.py b/app/api/tests/test_config.py
index c8d49217..7dcf9ced 100644
--- a/app/api/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/app/api/tests/test_config.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 from importlib import reload
 from os import environ
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.test import TestCase
 
+from app import settings
+
 
 class TestDatabaseUrl(TestCase):
     def test_sslmode_defaults_to_required(self):
@@ -42,4 +43,3 @@ def setenv(key, value):
     reload(settings)
     yield
     del environ[key]
-