diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
index 690c78f10..9fb488cbc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.test
+addopts = --ds=config.settings.test
 {%- if cookiecutter.js_task_runner != 'None' %}
 norecursedirs = node_modules
 {%- endif %}