diff --git a/tests/test_initialization.py b/tests/test_initialization.py
index 631a41ed..9c2f99f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_initialization.py
+++ b/tests/test_initialization.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from textwrap import dedent
+import pytest
 
 from .helpers import DjangoPytester
 
@@ -60,3 +61,32 @@ def test_ds():
         ]
     )
     assert result.ret == 0
+
+
+def test_django_setup_dependency_load(pytester: pytest.Pytester, django_pytester: DjangoPytester, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "tpkg.settings_dev")
+    pkg = pytester.joinpath("tpkg")
+    pkg.joinpath("settings_dev.py").write_text(
+        dedent(
+            """
+            SOME_VARIABLE = "real"
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    pkg.joinpath("settings_test.py").write_text(
+        dedent(
+            """
+            SOME_VARIABLE = "fake"
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    pkg.joinpath("settings_test.py").write_text(
+        dedent(
+            """
+            def test_ds(settings):
+                assert settings.SOME_VARIABLE == "fake"
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = django_pytester.runpytest_subprocess("-s", "-ds", "tpkg.settings_test")
+    assert result.ret == 0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5ffeeead..1d238bcc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ passenv = PYTEST_ADDOPTS,TERM,TEST_DB_USER,TEST_DB_PASSWORD,TEST_DB_HOST
 usedevelop = True
 commands =
     coverage: coverage erase
-    {env:PYTESTDJANGO_TEST_RUNNER:pytest} {posargs:tests}
+    {env:PYTESTDJANGO_TEST_RUNNER:pytest} {posargs:tests} tests/test_initialization.py
     coverage: coverage combine
     coverage: coverage report
     coverage: coverage xml