diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm/django_test_runner.py b/python/helpers/pycharm/django_test_runner.py
index 3eb993de5476..7492c5b9b1ed 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm/django_test_runner.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm/django_test_runner.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ from tcunittest import TeamcityTestRunner
 from tcmessages import TeamcityServiceMessages
 
 from pycharm_run_utils import adjust_django_sys_path
+adjust_django_sys_path()
+
 from django.conf import settings
 
 if hasattr(settings, "TEST_RUNNER") and "NoseTestSuiteRunner" in settings.TEST_RUNNER:
     from nose_utils import TeamcityNoseRunner
 
-adjust_django_sys_path()
-
 from django.test.testcases import TestCase
 from django import VERSION
 try: