diff --git a/django/conf/__init__.py b/django/conf/__init__.py index e16f11e9f9..a3f7ee00a0 100644 --- a/django/conf/__init__.py +++ b/django/conf/__init__.py @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings): setattr(self, setting, setting_value) if not self.SECRET_KEY: - raise DeprecationWarning("The SECRET_KEY setting must not be empty.") + warnings.warn("The SECRET_KEY setting must not be empty.", DeprecationWarning) if hasattr(time, 'tzset') and self.TIME_ZONE: # When we can, attempt to validate the timezone. If we can't find