diff --git a/django_app/settings_dev.py b/django_app/settings_dev.py
index e4e82740..f064557a 100644
--- a/django_app/settings_dev.py
+++ b/django_app/settings_dev.py
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 # settings for dev.py
    
 import environ
 
 # If using in your own project, update the project namespace below
 from django_app.settings import *
 
 env = environ.Env(
     # set casting, default value
     DEBUG=(bool, False)
 )
 # False if not in os.environ
 DEBUG = env('DEBUG')
 
 # Raises django's ImproperlyConfigured exception if SECRET_KEY not in os.environ
 SECRET_KEY = env('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # wildcard to change for production
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
 
     
 # }
 DATABASES = {
     # read os.environ['DATABASE_URL'] and raises ImproperlyConfigured exception if not found
     'default': {
-        ENGINE = 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-        DBNAME = env.('DBNAME'),
-        DBUSER = env('DBUSER'),
-        DBPASSWORD = env('DBPASSWORD'),
-        DBHOST = env('DBHOST'),
-        PORT = 5432,
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'DBNAME': env.('DBNAME'),
+        'DBUSER': env('DBUSER'),
+        'DBPASSWORD': env('DBPASSWORD'),
+        'DBHOST': env('DBHOST'),
+        'PORT': 5432,
 
     }
                
 }
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