diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index ababd56b..bf729b67 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     "use_python3": "y",
     "use_docker": "y",
     "use_heroku": "n",
+    "use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental": "n",
     "use_compressor": "n",
     "postgresql_version": ["9.5", "9.4", "9.3", "9.2"],
     "js_task_runner": ["Gulp", "Grunt", "None"],
     "use_lets_encrypt": "n",
-    "open_source_license": ["MIT", "BSD", "GPLv3", "Apache Software License 2.0", "Not open source"],
-    "use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental": "n"
+    "open_source_license": ["MIT", "BSD", "GPLv3", "Apache Software License 2.0", "Not open source"]
 }
diff --git a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
index 9cd168bc..cd31774e 100644
--- a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ project_slug = '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'
 if hasattr(project_slug, 'isidentifier'):
     assert project_slug.isidentifier(), 'Project slug should be valid Python identifier!'
 
+elasticbeanstalk = '{{ cookiecutter.use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental }}'.lower()
+heroku = '{{ cookiecutter.use_heroku }}'.lower()
+docker = '{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}'.lower()
 
+if elasticbeanstalk == 'y' and (heroku == 'y' or docker == 'y'):
+    raise Exception("Cookiecutter Django's EXPERIMENTAL Elastic Beanstalk support is incompatible with Heroku and Docker setups.")