diff --git a/worker/main.py b/worker/main.py
index 9365c17..1fe0181 100644
--- a/worker/main.py
+++ b/worker/main.py
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
 
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "server.settings")
+
+import django  # noqa: E402
+
+django.setup()  # noqa: E402
+
 from worker import config
 from worker.tasks.registry import register_all_handlers
 from worker.ws_client import WorkerWSClient