diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index acbc97323f61f88a3f4ac180317338211e60faac..c3f44dcae0c13321a79b910c6f1ea76fe1f9314e 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'conservancy.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'conservancy.settings.dev')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError as exc: