diff --git a/changelog.d/20261009_145828_moises.gonzalez_fix_prod_settings.md b/changelog.d/20261009_145828_moises.gonzalez_fix_prod_settings.md
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index 0000000..7bea831
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<!--
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+For top level release notes, leave all the headers commented out.
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+### Fixed
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+- Settings are now properly derived from the upstream production.py file.
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diff --git a/tutorcodejail/templates/codejail/apps/codejail/tutor.py b/tutorcodejail/templates/codejail/apps/codejail/tutor.py
index 592643d..d85d3ed 100644
--- a/tutorcodejail/templates/codejail/apps/codejail/tutor.py
+++ b/tutorcodejail/templates/codejail/apps/codejail/tutor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from codejail_service.settings.local import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
+from codejail_service.settings.production import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
     'codejail',