diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
index d19d28c54..5b4369b89 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [pytest]
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.local
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.test