diff --git a/config/django/base.py b/config/django/base.py
index 3e2bf64d..94ea9b4e 100644
--- a/config/django/base.py
+++ b/config/django/base.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 DATABASES = {
     "default": env.db("DATABASE_URL", default="postgres:///styleguide_example"),
 }
+DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True
 
 if os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKFLOW"):
     DATABASES = {
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@
             "PORT": "5432",
         }
     }
-DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators