diff --git a/ietf/secr/drafts/report_id_activity.py b/ietf/secr/drafts/report_id_activity.py
index 06fb5f98d..c97254ba9 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/drafts/report_id_activity.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/drafts/report_id_activity.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+import os
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 from ietf.secr.drafts.views import report_id_activity 
 import sys