diff --git a/starter/manage.py b/starter/manage.py
index 2bd100b..b0464d4 100755
--- a/starter/manage.py
+++ b/starter/manage.py
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 """Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+
 import os
 import sys
 
-
-def main():
-    """Run administrative tasks."""
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "starter.settings")
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_CONFIGURATION", "Production")
-    try:
-        # Install django-configurations importer
-        from configurations.importer import install
 
-        install(check_options=True)
-        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
-    except ImportError as exc:
-        raise ImportError(
-            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
-            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
-            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
-        ) from exc
-    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+    from configurations.management import execute_from_command_line
 
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
diff --git a/starter/starter/asgi.py b/starter/starter/asgi.py
index 39563b6..57223e3 100644
--- a/starter/starter/asgi.py
+++ b/starter/starter/asgi.py
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@
 """
 
 import os
-
-# Install django-configurations importer
-from configurations.importer import install
-
-install(check_options=True)
-
-from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+import sys
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "starter.settings")
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_CONFIGURATION", "Production")
 
-application = get_asgi_application()
+from configurations.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
diff --git a/starter/starter/settings.py b/starter/starter/settings.py
index d1057c0..a4c750a 100644
--- a/starter/starter/settings.py
+++ b/starter/starter/settings.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """
 Django settings for starter project.
 
-Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.2.5.
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 5.1.3.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/settings/
 
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Common(Configuration):
     WSGI_APPLICATION = "starter.wsgi.application"
 
     # Password validation
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
     AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
         {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Common(Configuration):
     ]
 
     # Internationalization
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/i18n/
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/i18n/
 
     LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
 
@@ -94,27 +94,22 @@ class Common(Configuration):
     USE_TZ = True
 
     # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/static-files/
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/static-files/
 
     STATIC_URL = values.Value("/static", environ_name="DBMI_APP_STATIC_URL_PATH") + "/"
     STATIC_ROOT = values.Value("/var/static", environ_name="DBMI_APP_STATIC_ROOT")
 
     # Default primary key field type
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
     DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
 
-    # Set a test runner to hand test runs off to pytest
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#test-runner
-
-    TEST_RUNNER = "tests.runner.PytestTestRunner"
-
 
 class Production(Common):
     """This is the production site settings configuration."""
 
     # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-    # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+    # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
     # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
     SECRET_KEY = values.SecretValue(environ_prefix="", environ_required=True)
@@ -123,19 +118,49 @@ class Production(Common):
     DEBUG = False
 
     # Allowed Hosts
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = values.ListValue(environ_prefix="", environ_required=True)
 
     # Database
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases
+    DATABASES = {
+        "default": {
+            "ENGINE": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="ENGINE", environ_required=True),
+            "NAME": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="NAME", environ_required=True),
+            "USER": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="USER", environ_required=True),
+            "PASSWORD": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="PASSWORD", environ_required=True),
+            "HOST": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="HOST", environ_required=True),
+            "PORT": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="PORT", environ_required=True),
+        }
+    }
+
+
+class Development(Common):
+    """This is the settings configuration to use for development."""
+
+    # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+    # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+    # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+    SECRET_KEY = "thisisasecretkeythatisnotusedinanyactualenvironment"
+
+    # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+    DEBUG = True
+
+    # Allowed Hosts
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
+
+    # Database
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases
     DATABASES = {
         "default": {
-            "ENGINE": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
-            "NAME": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
-            "USER": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
-            "PASSWORD": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
-            "HOST": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
-            "PORT": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_required=True),
+            "ENGINE": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="ENGINE", environ_required=True),
+            "NAME": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="NAME", environ_required=True),
+            "USER": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="USER", environ_required=True),
+            "PASSWORD": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="PASSWORD", environ_required=True),
+            "HOST": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="HOST", environ_required=True),
+            "PORT": values.Value(environ_prefix="DB", environ_name="PORT", environ_required=True),
         }
     }
 
@@ -144,7 +169,7 @@ class Test(Common):
     """This is the settings configuration to use for testing."""
 
     # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-    # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+    # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
     # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
     SECRET_KEY = "thisisasecretkeythatisnotusedinanyactualenvironment"
@@ -153,11 +178,11 @@ class Test(Common):
     DEBUG = True
 
     # Allowed Hosts
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
 
     # Database
-    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
+    # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases
     DATABASES = {
         "default": {
             "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
diff --git a/starter/starter/wsgi.py b/starter/starter/wsgi.py
index fa1466f..058ef1d 100644
--- a/starter/starter/wsgi.py
+++ b/starter/starter/wsgi.py
@@ -9,14 +9,9 @@
 
 import os
 
-# Install django-configurations importer
-from configurations.importer import install
-
-install(check_options=True)
-
-from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
-
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "starter.settings")
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_CONFIGURATION", "Production")
 
+from configurations.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
 application = get_wsgi_application()