diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5f745231..28dea84e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-__version__ = "7.8.0"
+__version__ = "7.8.1"
 
 result_handlers = [
     "db = rotest.core.result.handlers.db_handler:DBHandler",
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         'swaggapi>=0.6.7',
         'cached_property',
         'channels>=1,<2',
-        'websocket>=0.2',
         'websocket-client>=0.56',
         'pywin32<224; sys.platform == "win32"'
     ],
diff --git a/src/rotest/cli/client.py b/src/rotest/cli/client.py
index adf3b335..0c6c7437 100644
--- a/src/rotest/cli/client.py
+++ b/src/rotest/cli/client.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 import pkg_resources
 from attrdict import AttrDict
 
-django.setup()  # noqa
+if not hasattr(django, 'apps'):  # noqa
+    django.setup()
 
 from rotest.core.suite import TestSuite
 from rotest.common import core_log
diff --git a/src/rotest/cli/main.py b/src/rotest/cli/main.py
index ab8671ae..a05c1793 100644
--- a/src/rotest/cli/main.py
+++ b/src/rotest/cli/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import django
-django.setup()  # noqa
+if not hasattr(django, 'apps'):  # noqa
+    django.setup()
 
 from rotest.cli.client import main as run
 from rotest.cli.server import start_server
diff --git a/src/rotest/core/runners/multiprocess/worker/process.py b/src/rotest/core/runners/multiprocess/worker/process.py
index 2de6b6a0..7c33557f 100644
--- a/src/rotest/core/runners/multiprocess/worker/process.py
+++ b/src/rotest/core/runners/multiprocess/worker/process.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import psutil
 from six.moves import queue
 
-django.setup()  # noqa
+if not hasattr(django, 'apps'):  # noqa
+    django.setup()
 
 from rotest.common import core_log
 from rotest.core.runners.multiprocess.worker.runner import WorkerRunner