diff --git a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/_pydev_runfiles/pydev_runfiles.py b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/_pydev_runfiles/pydev_runfiles.py
index 2137efb9da..ca786c376b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/_pydev_runfiles/pydev_runfiles.py
+++ b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/_pydev_runfiles/pydev_runfiles.py
@@ -748,6 +748,11 @@ def run_tests(self, handle_coverage=True):
             sys.stdout.write("done.\n")
         sys.stdout.write("Importing test modules ... ")
 
+        if self.configuration.django:
+            import django
+            if hasattr(django, 'setup'):
+                django.setup()
+
         if handle_coverage:
             coverage_files, coverage = start_coverage_support(self.configuration)