diff --git a/newsblur_web/settings.py b/newsblur_web/settings.py
index 6decd09b0..788e47235 100644
--- a/newsblur_web/settings.py
+++ b/newsblur_web/settings.py
@@ -559,8 +559,11 @@ S3_AVATARS_BUCKET_NAME = 'avatars.newsblur.com'
 
 if DOCKERBUILD:
     from newsblur_web.docker_local_settings import *
-else:
+
+try:
     from newsblur_web.local_settings import *
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    pass
 
 try:
     from newsblur_web.task_env import *