diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-django-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-django-tests.yml
index 9b547c5..40fb65e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-django-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-django-tests.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Tests
       run: |
         cd agate
-        mv core/local_settings.test.py core/local_settings.py
-        coverage run manage.py test
+        coverage run manage.py test --settings="core.local_settings_test"
         coverage report
diff --git a/agate/core/settings.py b/agate/core/base_settings.py
similarity index 84%
rename from agate/core/settings.py
rename to agate/core/base_settings.py
index f1d4764..c37c493 100644
--- a/agate/core/settings.py
+++ b/agate/core/base_settings.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import os
-import sys
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 TEMPLATE_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'core/templates')
 
-
 # Application definition
-
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # Django default apps
     'django.contrib.admin',
@@ -110,18 +107,6 @@
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 
 
-# Import local_settings.py
-SECRET_KEY = None
-try:
-    from .local_settings import *  # NOQA
-except ImportError:
-    sys.exit('Unable to import local_settings.py (refer to local_settings.example.py for help)')
-
-# Ensure the SECRET_KEY is supplied in local_settings.py - and trust that the other settings are there too.
-if not SECRET_KEY:  # NOQA
-    sys.exit('Missing SECRET_KEY in local_settings.py')
-
-
 # Storages
 
 # Default STORAGES from Django documentation
@@ -131,13 +116,7 @@
     "staticfiles": {"BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"},
 }
 
-# Use ManifestStaticFilesStorage when not in debug mode
-if not DEBUG:  # NOQA
-    STORAGES['staticfiles'] = {"BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"}
-
-
 # Logging
-
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
@@ -160,9 +139,16 @@
         },
     },
     'handlers': {
-        'stream': {
+        'stream_debug': {
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+            'filters': ['require_debug_true'],
+            'level': 'DEBUG',  # NOQA
+            'formatter': 'verbose',
+        },
+        'stream_prod': {
             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
-            'level': 'DEBUG' if DEBUG else 'INFO',  # NOQA
+            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
+            'level': os.getenv("DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"),  # NOQA
             'formatter': 'verbose',
         },
         'file': {
@@ -181,8 +167,8 @@
     },
     'loggers': {
         'django': {
-            'handlers': ['stream', 'file', 'mail_admins'],
-            'level': 'DEBUG' if DEBUG else 'INFO',  # NOQA
+            'handlers': ['stream_debug', 'stream_prod', 'file', 'mail_admins'],
+            'level': 'DEBUG',  # NOQA
             'propagate': 'True',
         },
     },
diff --git a/agate/core/local_settings.test.py b/agate/core/local_settings_test.py
similarity index 71%
rename from agate/core/local_settings.test.py
rename to agate/core/local_settings_test.py
index a34de82..1c7cf8d 100644
--- a/agate/core/local_settings.test.py
+++ b/agate/core/local_settings_test.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import os
 from empty_message_retrieval import EmptyMessageRetrieval
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+from .base_settings import *  # noqa: F403
+from .base_settings import BASE_DIR, STORAGES
 
 SECRET_KEY = 'u6n(9&8g-3=6d1#jyp^#))you-h&y^-5y7*&hu)cpxzeu_7#j+'
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
-ADMIN_EMAIL = 'bear-rsg@contacts.bham.ac.uk'
+# ADMIN_EMAIL = 'bear-rsg@contacts.bham.ac.uk'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
@@ -33,3 +34,7 @@
 MESSAGE_RETRIEVAL = EmptyMessageRetrieval()
 
 LIMITED_PROJECT_LIST = ["synthscape"]
+
+# Use ManifestStaticFilesStorage when not in debug mode
+if not DEBUG:  # NOQA
+    STORAGES['staticfiles'] = {"BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"}
diff --git a/agate/manage.py b/agate/manage.py
index 52c2189..a0d0781 100644
--- a/agate/manage.py
+++ b/agate/manage.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.local_settings')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError as exc: