diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24aefe00..cddad303 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ acceptance_tests.*.png
 # Override config files
 override.cfg
 private.py
+private.txt
 
 # JetBrains
 .idea
diff --git a/edx_exams/settings/production.py b/edx_exams/settings/production.py
index 4334165a..efc039e2 100644
--- a/edx_exams/settings/production.py
+++ b/edx_exams/settings/production.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from os import environ
 
+import django
 import yaml
 
 from edx_exams.settings.base import *
diff --git a/requirements/private.txt b/requirements/private.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f78cc0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements/private.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+confluent_kafka[avro,schema-registry]
+-e /edx/src/lxml
\ No newline at end of file