diff --git a/ledger/wsgi.py b/ledger/wsgi.py
index 794fb2f5e8..a788276ac0 100644
--- a/ledger/wsgi.py
+++ b/ledger/wsgi.py
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
 import os
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
+import confy
+confy.read_environment_file(".env")
+
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ledger.settings")
 application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9518a7df6f..29529cadde 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ coverage>=4.0.3
 django_bootstrap3>=6.2.2
 django-braces>=1.8.1
 django-hosts>=1.4
+django-jsonify>=0.3.0