diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index dcbbefd..89db221 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from swh.docs.sphinx.conf import *  # NoQA
 
 # For swh-web, needed to allow import of django modules (sigh). Note: this is
 # here and not in swh.docs.sphinx.docs to avoid forcing a django dependency on
 # every module that uses the common Sphinx configuration.
 import os
 import django
-os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "swh.web.settings")
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "swh.web.settings.development")
 django.setup()