diff --git a/kumify/settings.py b/kumify/settings.py
index f8e2427..f058a9e 100644
--- a/kumify/settings.py
+++ b/kumify/settings.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'colorfield',
+    'dbsettings',
     'common',
     'frontend',
     'mood',
@@ -123,9 +124,4 @@ LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = "/"
 
 DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage' if not AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID else 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3StaticStorage' if AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID else 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage'
-
-try:
-    assert TELEGRAM_TOKEN
-except NameError:
-    TELEGRAM_TOKEN = None
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+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3StaticStorage' if AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID else 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage'
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diff --git a/localsettings.dist.py b/localsettings.dist.py
index f846d59..179305e 100644
--- a/localsettings.dist.py
+++ b/localsettings.dist.py
@@ -40,7 +40,3 @@ DB_PORT = 3306 # Port of the database server - the default value usually works
 DB_NAME = None # Name of the database to be used
 DB_USER = None # User name to authenticate with
 DB_PASS = None # Password to authenticate with
-
-# If you wish to enable the Telegram gateway to send and receive messages, enter the token you have received from the @BotFather here.
-
-TELEGRAM_TOKEN = None
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diff --git a/msgio/gateways/telegram.py b/msgio/gateways/telegram.py
index 7c8c907..d2d7bdb 100644
--- a/msgio/gateways/telegram.py
+++ b/msgio/gateways/telegram.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.views.generic import View
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
@@ -6,6 +5,8 @@ import json
 
 import telegram
 
+from dbsettings.functions import dbsettings
+
 from ..signals import send_message
 from ..models import GatewayUser
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class TelegramWebhookView(View):
         pass # TODO: Implement webhook receiver and management tool
 
 class TelegramDispatcher:
-    def __init__(self, token=settings.TELEGRAM_TOKEN):
+    def __init__(self, token=dbsettings.TELEGRAM_TOKEN):
         self.bot = telegram.Bot(token=token)
 
     def send(self, message, chat_id):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9008f88..83c68f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ django-colorfield
 django-multiupload
 django-storages
 git+git://github.com/Chive/django-multiupload.git@ba52e161a68ce19062c3655e89544c2d377990a0#egg=multiupload
+git+https://kumig.it/kumisystems/django-dbsettings.git
 mysqlclient
 boto3
 argon2_cffi