diff --git a/conservancy/wsgi.py b/conservancy/wsgi.py
index dd7d64201dd56f815d4b8a37666084d3d77fb233..1ac9f72206b6e5052cc1b6fde0765f233a9dff39 100644
--- a/conservancy/wsgi.py
+++ b/conservancy/wsgi.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import os
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
-os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'conservancy.settings')
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'conservancy.settings.prod')
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()