diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 08366d08e..db809df8f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "example_project.settings"