diff --git a/allgo/__init__.py b/allgo/__init__.py
index 9a959ff24396e4d422f4b11dd0e920573668d9f2..a5abbe6512760bef6bb3485bfdb979e3827c0882 100644
--- a/allgo/__init__.py
+++ b/allgo/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import django.utils
 import django.contrib
 from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
 # from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "config.settings")
+
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission, User
 import requests