diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
index fe5e11a7..28bd49f4 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from common.utils import parse_database_connection_string
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ if database_connection_env:
 
 
 if database_dict:
-    # check that logging was already imported a better way
-    from common.logger import log
+    if 'logging' not in sys.modules:
+        from common.logger import log
     log.info(f'Using database connection: {database_dict["ENGINE"]}://'
              f'{database_dict["USER"]}:[hidden]@{database_dict["HOST"]}:'
              f'{database_dict["PORT"]}/{database_dict["NAME"]}')