diff --git a/ietf/bin/email-sync-discrepancies b/ietf/bin/email-sync-discrepancies
index ac9122c18..83d8fcf7a 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/email-sync-discrepancies
+++ b/ietf/bin/email-sync-discrepancies
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import syslog
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
 from optparse import OptionParser
diff --git a/ietf/bin/expire-ids b/ietf/bin/expire-ids
index 74f432e1f..8b5634fc3 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/expire-ids
+++ b/ietf/bin/expire-ids
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import datetime, os
 import syslog
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
+
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/expire-last-calls b/ietf/bin/expire-last-calls
index 762bae812..be90e65d3 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/expire-last-calls
+++ b/ietf/bin/expire-last-calls
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import datetime, os
 import syslog
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/expire-submissions b/ietf/bin/expire-submissions
index 5801f721e..f9a2c7531 100644
--- a/ietf/bin/expire-submissions
+++ b/ietf/bin/expire-submissions
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import datetime, os
 import syslog
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
+
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases b/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
index 7776efff3..4ceb093bf 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
+++ b/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ DRAFT_EMAIL_SUFFIX='@tools.ietf.org'
 import os, sys
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
 
 from ietf.doc.models import Document
 from ietf.group.utils import get_group_chairs_emails, get_group_ads_emails
diff --git a/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases b/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
index c8f12719f..c486d2310 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
+++ b/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ mail lists: -ads, and -chairs
 import os, sys
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
 
 from ietf.group.models import Group
 from ietf.group.utils import get_group_ads_emails, get_group_chairs_emails, get_area_ads_emails, get_area_chairs_emails
diff --git a/ietf/bin/iana-changes-updates b/ietf/bin/iana-changes-updates
index 67361f90f..055f7354c 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/iana-changes-updates
+++ b/ietf/bin/iana-changes-updates
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import syslog
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 parser = OptionParser()
diff --git a/ietf/bin/iana-protocols-updates b/ietf/bin/iana-protocols-updates
index 57f9d38df..be6c1874a 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/iana-protocols-updates
+++ b/ietf/bin/iana-protocols-updates
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from ietf.sync.iana import *
 
 def chunks(l, n):
diff --git a/ietf/bin/iana-review-email b/ietf/bin/iana-review-email
index 3d8cdcb79..32d615408 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/iana-review-email
+++ b/ietf/bin/iana-review-email
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import syslog
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
diff --git a/ietf/bin/notify-expirations b/ietf/bin/notify-expirations
index 484adff73..987db0661 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/notify-expirations
+++ b/ietf/bin/notify-expirations
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import datetime
+import datetime, os
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 from ietf.doc.expire import get_soon_to_expire_drafts, send_expire_warning_for_draft
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
index 4d389ded5..0519eae8d 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
+++ b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 parser = OptionParser()
diff --git a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-queue-updates b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-queue-updates
index 4f1f52e41..ae0976d15 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-queue-updates
+++ b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-queue-updates
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from ietf.sync.rfceditor import *
 
 syslog.syslog("Updating RFC Editor queue states from %s" % settings.RFC_EDITOR_QUEUE_URL)
diff --git a/ietf/bin/send-milestone-reminders b/ietf/bin/send-milestone-reminders
index a23a7bcb9..bbd514dd0 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/send-milestone-reminders
+++ b/ietf/bin/send-milestone-reminders
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 import datetime, os
 import syslog
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_LOCAL0)
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/send-scheduled-mail b/ietf/bin/send-scheduled-mail
index 882e8369c..04069789d 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/send-scheduled-mail
+++ b/ietf/bin/send-scheduled-mail
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import datetime, os, sys
 import syslog
 
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
+
 
 syslog.openlog(os.path.basename(__file__), syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_USER)
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/test-crawl b/ietf/bin/test-crawl
index 3c71f01f7..289112cd2 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/test-crawl
+++ b/ietf/bin/test-crawl
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import syslog
 # boilerplate
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 import django.test
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id2_txt.py b/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id2_txt.py
index f2ca9c229..5d63368b9 100644
--- a/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id2_txt.py
+++ b/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id2_txt.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-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.idindex.index import all_id2_txt
 print all_id2_txt().encode('utf-8'),
diff --git a/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id_txt.py b/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id_txt.py
index 1f72bc428..1a4128f7a 100644
--- a/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id_txt.py
+++ b/ietf/idindex/generate_all_id_txt.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-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.idindex.index import all_id_txt
 print all_id_txt().encode("utf-8"),
diff --git a/ietf/idindex/generate_id_abstracts_txt.py b/ietf/idindex/generate_id_abstracts_txt.py
index 9a35b8b21..91b5ca462 100644
--- a/ietf/idindex/generate_id_abstracts_txt.py
+++ b/ietf/idindex/generate_id_abstracts_txt.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-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.idindex.index import id_index_txt
 print id_index_txt(with_abstracts=True).encode('utf-8'),
diff --git a/ietf/idindex/generate_id_index_txt.py b/ietf/idindex/generate_id_index_txt.py
index ad25d5f4c..a47903d7c 100644
--- a/ietf/idindex/generate_id_index_txt.py
+++ b/ietf/idindex/generate_id_index_txt.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-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.idindex.index import id_index_txt
 print id_index_txt().encode('utf-8'),
diff --git a/ietf/name/generate_fixtures.py b/ietf/name/generate_fixtures.py
index 144f17475..a70afbe37 100644
--- a/ietf/name/generate_fixtures.py
+++ b/ietf/name/generate_fixtures.py
@@ -3,22 +3,18 @@
 # boiler plate
 import os, sys
 
-ietf_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '../../ietf'))
-
-sys.path.insert(0, ietf_path)
-
-from django.core.management import setup_environ
-import settings
-setup_environ(settings)
+basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '../..'))
+sys.path.insert(0, basedir)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 # script
 from django.core.serializers import serialize
 from django.db.models import Q 
 
-def output(name, qs):
+def output(name, seq):
     try:
         f = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "fixtures/%s.json" % name), 'w')
-        f.write(serialize("json", qs, indent=1))
+        f.write(serialize("json", seq, indent=1))
         f.close()
     except:
         from django.db import connection
diff --git a/ietf/patches/fill_in_references.py b/ietf/patches/fill_in_references.py
index 93f5df745..7bf3e3e55 100644
--- a/ietf/patches/fill_in_references.py
+++ b/ietf/patches/fill_in_references.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-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.doc.models import Document,DocAlias,RelatedDocument,NewRevisionDocEvent
 from ietf.name.models import DocRelationshipName
diff --git a/ietf/secr/drafts/report_progress_report.py b/ietf/secr/drafts/report_progress_report.py
index c9a4335e0..a93a69fd9 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/drafts/report_progress_report.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/drafts/report_progress_report.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_progress_report 
 import sys
diff --git a/ietf/secr/groups/update_text_charters.py b/ietf/secr/groups/update_text_charters.py
index e21997026..56026ff6b 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/groups/update_text_charters.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/groups/update_text_charters.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.group.models import *
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ def output_charter(group):
     return report    
     
 group = Group.objects.get(acronym='alto')
-output_charter(group)
\ No newline at end of file
+output_charter(group)
diff --git a/ietf/secr/proceedings/report_progress_report.py b/ietf/secr/proceedings/report_progress_report.py
index a482682a1..3d3b3fddc 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/proceedings/report_progress_report.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/proceedings/report_progress_report.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Use this script to generate the proceedings progress report without headers
 
-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.proceedings.proc_utils import gen_progress
 from ietf.meeting.models import Meeting
diff --git a/ietf/wgcharter/migrate.py b/ietf/wgcharter/migrate.py
index 32121bd9e..5faffdb39 100644
--- a/ietf/wgcharter/migrate.py
+++ b/ietf/wgcharter/migrate.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ import sys, os, re, datetime
 
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path = [ basedir ] + sys.path
-
-from ietf import settings
-from django.core import management
-management.setup_environ(settings)
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ietf.settings")
 
 from ietf.doc.models import *