diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index 39fa04abb..bef98bc9b 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ TEST_CODE_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE = [
 TEST_COVERAGE_MASTER_FILE = "release-coverage.json"
 TEST_COVERAGE_LATEST_FILE = "latest-coverage.json"
 
+TEST_CODE_COVERAGE_CHECKER = None
 if SERVER_MODE != 'production':
     import coverage
     TEST_CODE_COVERAGE_CHECKER = coverage.coverage(source=[ BASE_DIR ], cover_pylib=False, omit=TEST_CODE_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE)