diff --git a/templates/openwisp2/settings.py b/templates/openwisp2/settings.py
index 7b4a2781..46bf2f91 100644
--- a/templates/openwisp2/settings.py
+++ b/templates/openwisp2/settings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django_netjsonconfig',
+    'django_netjsonconfig.admin_theme',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'sortedm2m',
     'reversion',
diff --git a/templates/openwisp2/urls.py b/templates/openwisp2/urls.py
index 9503c93a..aa3a020b 100644
--- a/templates/openwisp2/urls.py
+++ b/templates/openwisp2/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
-from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
+from django_netjsonconfig.admin_theme.admin import admin, openwisp_admin
 
-admin.autodiscover()
-admin.site.site_url = None
-
+openwisp_admin()
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),