diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/manage.py b/allianceauth/project_template/manage.py
index acf38748..17c685cf 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/manage.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/manage.py
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
 import os
 import sys
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "{{ project_name}}.settings.local")
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ project_name }}.settings')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
-    except ImportError as err:
-        # The above import may fail for some other reason. Ensure that the
-        # issue is really that Django is missing to avoid masking other
-        # exceptions on Python 2.
-        try:
-            import django  # noqa: F401
-        except ImportError:
-            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 err
-        raise
+    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)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 7aadd287..6e67ae50 100644
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks.
+Modified to insert Tests as the first argument
+"""
 import sys
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Run tests"""
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
-    except ImportError as err:
-        # The above import may fail for some other reason. Ensure that the
-        # issue is really that Django is missing to avoid masking other
-        # exceptions on Python 2.
-        try:
-            import django  # noqa: F401
-        except ImportError:
-            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 err  # Provide context for the original error
-        raise  # Re-raise original exception with context
-
+    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.insert(1, "test"))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()