diff --git a/dpaste/monkeytype.py b/dpaste/monkeytype.py
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+import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Iterator
+
+from monkeytype.config import DefaultConfig
+
+
+class DpasteConfig(DefaultConfig):
+    @contextmanager
+    def cli_context(self, command: str) -> Iterator[None]:
+        """
+        Django Settings setup
+        """
+        try:
+            import dpaste.settings.local  # isort: skip
+
+            settings = "dpaste.settings.local"
+        except ImportError:
+            settings = "dpaste.settings.base"
+
+        os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", settings)
+
+        import django  # isort: skip
+
+        django.setup()
+        yield
+
+
+CONFIG = DpasteConfig()