diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a4061d2..9c8296f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ignore = "E203,W503"
 extend_exclude = "src/servala/static/mazer"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "servala.settings"
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "servala.settings_test"
 addopts = "-p no:doctest -p no:pastebin -p no:nose --cov=./ --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered"
 testpaths = "src/tests"
 pythonpath = "src"
diff --git a/src/servala/settings_test.py b/src/servala/settings_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..477ecb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servala/settings_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Django test settings that extend the main settings.
+
+This file imports all settings from the main settings module and
+overrides/adds settings specific to testing.
+"""
+
+from servala.settings import *  # noqa: F403, F401
+
+SECRET_KEY = "test-secret-key-for-testing-only-do-not-use-in-production"
+PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
+    "django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher",
+]
+
+
+class DisableMigrations:
+    def __contains__(self, item):
+        return True
+
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        return None
+
+
+MIGRATION_MODULES = DisableMigrations()
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": ":memory:",
+        "OPTIONS": {"timeout": 10},
+    }
+}
+
+OSB_USERNAME = "testuser"
+OSB_PASSWORD = "testpass"
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.locmem.EmailBackend"