diff --git a/configurations/base.py b/configurations/base.py
index 9b6b6c7..5669c04 100644
--- a/configurations/base.py
+++ b/configurations/base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ install_failure = ("django-configurations settings importer wasn't "
 class ConfigurationBase(type):
 
     def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
-        if bases != (object,) and bases[0].__name__ != 'NewBase':
+        # also check for "Configuration" here to handle the Settings class below
+        # remove it when we deprecate the Settings class
+        if bases != (object,) and bases[0].__name__ not in ('NewBase', 'Configuration'):
             # if this is actually a subclass in a settings module
             # we better check if the importer was correctly installed
             from . import importer
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class Settings(Configuration):
 
     @classmethod
     def pre_setup(cls):
+        # make sure to remove the handling of the Settings class above when deprecating
         warnings.warn("configurations.Settings was renamed to "
                       "settings.Configuration and will be "
                       "removed in 1.0", PendingDeprecationWarning)