diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 98c568e4ec..7b3ea3d02a 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ if not _no_autodoc:
 
     with cd(EV_ROOT):
         # set up Evennia so its sources can be parsed
-        os.environ["DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"] = "evennia.settings.default"
+        os.environ["DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"] = "evennia.settings_default"
 
         import django  # noqa