diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index b9589e63..733af6f1 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [pytest]
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=umap.settings
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=umap.tests.settings
diff --git a/umap/tests/settings.py b/umap/tests/settings.py
index a018ce88..38fb0d6f 100644
--- a/umap/tests/settings.py
+++ b/umap/tests/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from umap.settings.base import *   # pylint: disable=W0614,W0401
 
 SECRET_KEY = 'justfortests'
+COMPRESS_ENABLED = False