diff --git a/adhocracy-plus/config/settings/dev.py b/adhocracy-plus/config/settings/dev.py
index b0d1be6e2..14f87ad48 100644
--- a/adhocracy-plus/config/settings/dev.py
+++ b/adhocracy-plus/config/settings/dev.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 
     INTERNAL_IPS = ("127.0.0.1", "localhost")
 
-try:
-    from .local import *
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
 try:
     INSTALLED_APPS += tuple(ADDITIONAL_APPS)
 except NameError:
@@ -54,3 +49,8 @@
     }
 
 CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
+
+try:
+    from .local import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass