diff --git a/ara/server/__main__.py b/ara/server/__main__.py
index 2ed1602c..9913501e 100644
--- a/ara/server/__main__.py
+++ b/ara/server/__main__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import sys
 
 def main():
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ara.server.settings")
-    # https://github.com/rochacbruno/dynaconf/issues/89
-    from dynaconf.contrib import django_dynaconf  # noqa
 
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 
diff --git a/ara/server/settings.py b/ara/server/settings.py
index 8945d5a9..a766ab5e 100644
--- a/ara/server/settings.py
+++ b/ara/server/settings.py
@@ -2,34 +2,33 @@ import os
 import textwrap
 
 import yaml
+from dynaconf import LazySettings
+
+settings = LazySettings(GLOBAL_ENV_FOR_DYNACONF="ARA", ENVVAR_FOR_DYNACONF="ARA_SETTINGS")
 
 # Ensure default base configuration/data directory exists
-BASE_DIR = os.environ.get("ARA_BASE_DIR", os.path.expanduser("~/.ara"))
-SERVER_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "server")
+BASE_DIR = settings.get("BASE_DIR", os.path.expanduser("~/.ara"))
+SERVER_DIR = settings.get("SERVER_DIR", os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "server"))
 if not os.path.isdir(SERVER_DIR):
     os.makedirs(SERVER_DIR, mode=0o700)
 
 # Django built-in server and npm development server
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["127.0.0.1", "localhost"]
-CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = ["127.0.0.1:8000", "localhost:3000"]
-CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = True
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = settings.get("ALLOWED_HOSTS", ["::1", "127.0.0.1", "localhost"])
+CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = settings.get("CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST", ["127.0.0.1:8000", "localhost:3000"])
+CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = settings.get("CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL", False)
 
-ADMINS = ()
+ADMINS = settings.get("ADMINS", ())
 
-# Dynaconf Configuration
-SECRET_KEY = True
-GLOBAL_ENV_FOR_DYNACONF = "ARA"
-ENVVAR_FOR_DYNACONF = "ARA_SETTINGS"
-SETTINGS_MODULE_FOR_DYNACONF = "ara.server.settings"
+SECRET_KEY = settings.get("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # We're not expecting ARA to use multiple concurrent databases.
 # Make it easier for users to specify the configuration for a single database.
-DATABASE_ENGINE = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_ENGINE", "django.db.backends.sqlite3")
-DATABASE_NAME = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_NAME", os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "ansible.sqlite"))
-DATABASE_USER = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_USER", None)
-DATABASE_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_PASSWORD", None)
-DATABASE_HOST = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_HOST", None)
-DATABASE_PORT = os.environ.get("ARA_DATABASE_PORT", None)
+DATABASE_ENGINE = settings.get("DATABASE_ENGINE", "django.db.backends.sqlite3")
+DATABASE_NAME = settings.get("DATABASE_NAME", os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "ansible.sqlite"))
+DATABASE_USER = settings.get("DATABASE_USER", None)
+DATABASE_PASSWORD = settings.get("DATABASE_PASSWORD", None)
+DATABASE_HOST = settings.get("DATABASE_HOST", None)
+DATABASE_PORT = settings.get("DATABASE_PORT", None)
 
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
@@ -96,11 +95,11 @@ USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
 
-STATIC_URL = "/static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "www", "static")
+STATIC_URL = settings.get("STATIC_URL", "/static/")
+STATIC_ROOT = settings.get("STATIC_ROOT", os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "www", "static"))
 
-MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "www", "media")
+MEDIA_URL = settings.get("MEDIA_URL", "/media/")
+MEDIA_ROOT = settings.get("MEDIA_ROOT", os.path.join(SERVER_DIR, "www", "media"))
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = "ara.server.wsgi.application"
 ROOT_URLCONF = "ara.server.urls"
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     "TEST_REQUEST_DEFAULT_FORMAT": "json",
 }
 
-DEBUG = False
-LOG_LEVEL = "INFO"
+DEBUG = settings.get("DEBUG", False, "@bool")
+LOG_LEVEL = settings.get("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
 # fmt: off
 LOGGING = {
     "version": 1,
diff --git a/ara/server/wsgi.py b/ara/server/wsgi.py
index 09805561..45655fd5 100644
--- a/ara/server/wsgi.py
+++ b/ara/server/wsgi.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ara.server.settings")
-# https://github.com/rochacbruno/dynaconf/issues/89
-from dynaconf.contrib import django_dynaconf  # noqa
-from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application  # noqa
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7484e6c6..6b20cfa9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build,ara/api/migrations
 [isort]
 known_first_party = ara
 default_section = THIRDPARTY
-skip = build,.git,.tox,.cache,.venv,ara/api/migrations,ara/server/wsgi.py
+skip = build,.git,.tox,.cache,.venv,ara/api/migrations
 not_skip = __init__.py
 multi_line_output=3
 include_trailing_comma=True
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9b51b889..ae5444aa 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ commands = {toxinidir}/tests/linters.sh
 [testenv:py3]
 commands = ara-manage test ara
 setenv =
-  ARA_CFG={toxinidir}/ara/server/configs/test.cfg
+  ARA_DEBUG=true
+  ARA_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
+  ARA_BASE_DIR={toxinidir}/.tox/ansible-integration/tmp/ara
+  ARA_SECRET_KEY=testing
 
 [testenv:runserver]
 commands =
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ setenv =
   ARA_DEBUG=true
   ARA_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
   ARA_BASE_DIR={toxinidir}/.tox/ansible-integration/tmp/ara
+  ARA_SECRET_KEY=testing
 
 # Temporary venv to help bootstrap integration
 [testenv:ansible-integration]
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ setenv =
   ARA_DEBUG=true
   ARA_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
   ARA_BASE_DIR={toxinidir}/.tox/ansible-integration/tmp/ara
+  ARA_SECRET_KEY=testing
 whitelist_externals =
   rm
   bash