diff --git a/config/django/base.py b/config/django/base.py
index 318a5f98..8d03232d 100644
--- a/config/django/base.py
+++ b/config/django/base.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 DATABASES = {
     "default": env.db("DATABASE_URL", default="postgres:///styleguide_example"),
 }
-DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True
 
 if os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKFLOW"):
     DATABASES = {
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@
             "PORT": "5432",
         }
     }
+DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators