diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 661d794b..39d27e1a 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 
 import os
 
+import django
+
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'openstack_auth.tests.settings')
 
+django.setup()
+
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b48b7711..0f284bc7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 setenv = {[env-common]setenv}
-         DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_auth.tests.settings
 commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [flake8]