diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 22b1fed81..c3941fd9e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ THIRD_PARTY_APPS = [
     "allauth",
     "allauth.account",
     "allauth.socialaccount",
-    "rest_framework",
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
     "django_celery_beat",
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" %}
+    "rest_framework",
     "rest_framework.authtoken",
 {%- endif %}
 ]