diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
index 2c0025cc..d0ef30c0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ https://github.com/django/django/archive/1.6b4.tar.gz
 # Configuration
 django-configurations==0.5.1
 django-secure==1.0
+django-cache-url==0.6.0
+dj-database-url==0.2.2
 
 # Forms
 django-braces==1.2.2
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings.py
index 743ffeda..ccb3028e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Common(Configuration):
     ########## DATABASE CONFIGURATION
     # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#databases
 
-    DATABASES = {'default': values.DatabaseURLValue()}
+    DATABASES = values.DatabaseURLValue()
     if DATABASES == {'default': {}}:
         DATABASES = {
             'default': {