diff --git a/hiccup/settings.py b/hiccup/settings.py
index c231956..a096999 100644
--- a/hiccup/settings.py
+++ b/hiccup/settings.py
@@ -135,3 +135,8 @@
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 STATIC_ROOT = "/home/hiccup/static/static"
+
+try:
+    from local_settings import *
+except ImportError as e:
+    pass