diff --git a/dddp/__init__.py b/dddp/__init__.py
index d93af05..0047026 100644
--- a/dddp/__init__.py
+++ b/dddp/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
 from gevent.local import local
 from dddp import alea
 
+
 try:
     _dist = get_distribution('django-ddp')
     if not __file__.startswith(os.path.join(_dist.location, 'django-ddp', '')):
@@ -18,6 +19,18 @@ else:
 default_app_config = 'dddp.apps.DjangoDDPConfig'
 
 
+def greenify():
+    """Patch threading and psycopg2 modules for green threads."""
+    if 'threading' in sys.modules:
+        raise Exception('threading module loaded before patching!')
+
+    from gevent.monkey import patch_all
+    patch_all()
+
+    from psycogreen.gevent import patch_psycopg
+    patch_psycopg()
+
+
 class AlreadyRegistered(Exception):
 
     """Raised when registering over the top of an existing registration."""
diff --git a/dddp/main.py b/dddp/main.py
index 3b11ac8..f6b0b39 100644
--- a/dddp/main.py
+++ b/dddp/main.py
@@ -9,18 +9,6 @@ import sys
 Addr = collections.namedtuple('Addr', ['host', 'port'])
 
 
-def greenify():
-    """Patch threading and psycopg2 modules for green threads."""
-    if 'threading' in sys.modules:
-        raise Exception('threading module loaded before patching!')
-
-    from gevent.monkey import patch_all
-    patch_all()
-
-    from psycogreen.gevent import patch_psycopg
-    patch_psycopg()
-
-
 def ddpp_sockjs_xhr(environ, start_response):
     """Dummy method that doesn't handle XHR requests."""
     start_response(
@@ -200,10 +188,10 @@ def main():
         'listen', metavar='address[:port]', nargs='*', type=addr,
     )
     namespace = parser.parse_args()
-    # monkey patch stdlib for gevent.
-    greenify()
     serve(namespace.listen or [Addr('localhost', 8000)])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from dddp import greenify
+    greenify()
     main()
diff --git a/test_project/manage.py b/test_project/manage.py
index 0fc36a3..ad43cfd 100755
--- a/test_project/manage.py
+++ b/test_project/manage.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "test_project.settings")
 
+    from dddp import greenify
+    greenify()
+
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 
     execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)