diff --git a/xapian_backend.py b/xapian_backend.py
index 78f1317..386170e 100755
--- a/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/xapian_backend.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 import warnings
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode