diff --git a/api/config/asgi.py b/api/config/asgi.py
index 5ecc3ffa4d076efabd702371baa86507e9eda516..886178cc28ab9640bfdfa6efca1289402c2cbcf7 100644
--- a/api/config/asgi.py
+++ b/api/config/asgi.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import os
 
 import django
 
+django.setup()
+
 from .routing import application  # noqa
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "config.settings.production")
-
-django.setup()