diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/__init__.py b/djangorestframework/tests/__init__.py
index c58b88e7f..597bd4cd6 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 try:
     skiptest = settings.SKIP_DJANGORESTFRAMEWORK_TESTS
 except:
-    skiptest = True
+    skiptest = False
     
 if not skiptest:
     import os