diff --git a/src/cfehome/settings.py b/src/cfehome/settings.py
index 3b4f559..ca1e2f0 100644
--- a/src/cfehome/settings.py
+++ b/src/cfehome/settings.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 CONN_MAX_AGE = config("CONN_MAX_AGE", cast=int, default=300)
 DATABASE_URL = config("DATABASE_URL", default=None)
 
-if DATABASE_URL is not None:
+if DATABASE_URL:
     import dj_database_url
     DATABASES = {
         "default": dj_database_url.config(