diff --git a/logan/runner.py b/logan/runner.py
index 63e0e20..f95f995 100644
--- a/logan/runner.py
+++ b/logan/runner.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
-from logan.settings import create_default_settings, load_settings
+from logan.settings import create_default_settings, load_settings, \
+  add_settings
 
 
 def sanitize_name(project):
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ def run_app(project=None, default_config_path=None, default_settings=None,
 
     if default_settings:
         settings_mod = import_module(default_settings)
+        # TODO: logan should create a proxy module for its settings
         management.setup_environ(settings_mod)
+        add_settings(settings_mod)
 
     load_settings(config_path)
 
diff --git a/logan/settings.py b/logan/settings.py
index 2f3f380..1b2e535 100644
--- a/logan/settings.py
+++ b/logan/settings.py
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ def load_settings(filename, silent=False):
         e.strerror = 'Unable to load configuration file (%s)' % e.strerror
         raise
 
-    tuple_settings = ('INSTALLED_APPS', 'TEMPLATE_DIRS')
-
     if not settings.configured:
         settings.configure()
 
+    add_settings(mod)
+
+
+def add_settings(mod):
+    tuple_settings = ('INSTALLED_APPS', 'TEMPLATE_DIRS')
+
     for setting in dir(mod):
         if setting == setting.upper():
             setting_value = getattr(mod, setting)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 08b587e..c8b3183 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='logan',
-    version='0.1.1',
+    version='0.2.0',
     author='David Cramer',
     author_email='dcramer@gmail.com',
     url='http://github.com/dcramer/logan',