diff --git a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_crud_domains.py b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_crud_domains.py
index 966ef4da86..6fe88f2afe 100644
--- a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_crud_domains.py
+++ b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_crud_domains.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import string
 import json
 from pulpcore.client.pulpcore import ApiException
-from pulpcore.app import settings
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from pulpcore.tests.functional.utils import PulpTaskError
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_default_domain(pulpcore_bindings):
     # Read the default domain, ensure storage is set to default
     default_domain = domains.results[0]
     assert default_domain.name == "default"
-    assert default_domain.storage_class == settings.STORAGES["default"]["BACKEND"]
+    assert default_domain.storage_class == settings.storages.default.backend
     assert default_domain.redirect_to_object_storage == settings.REDIRECT_TO_OBJECT_STORAGE
     assert default_domain.hide_guarded_distributions == settings.HIDE_GUARDED_DISTRIBUTIONS