diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pylintrc b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pylintrc
index dff52e75..6f195c6e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pylintrc
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pylintrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [MASTER]
 load-plugins=pylint_django{% if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}, pylint_celery{% endif %}
-
+django-settings-module=config.settings.base
 [FORMAT]
 max-line-length=120