diff --git a/dynamicweb/wsgi.py b/dynamicweb/wsgi.py
index 49f057b1..224ebf0f 100644
--- a/dynamicweb/wsgi.py
+++ b/dynamicweb/wsgi.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ import os
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
-os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "dynamicweb.settings")
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "dynamicweb.settings.prod")
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()