diff --git a/src/moore/settings/base.py b/src/moore/settings/base.py
index b460f1f8..47454e37 100644
--- a/src/moore/settings/base.py
+++ b/src/moore/settings/base.py
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 INSTAGRAM_REDIRECT_URL = config('INSTAGRAM_REDIRECT_URL', default='')
 
 try:
-    UNICORE_URL = config('UNICORE_URL')
     UNICORE_ADMIN = config('UNICORE_ADMIN')
 except UndefinedValueError:
     # This allows the tests to be runned without having to have UNICORE_URL and
@@ -256,11 +255,18 @@
     # not filled in the variables in their .env. I.e. The variables are still
     # required, except for when the tests are runned.
     if not IS_RUNNING_TEST:
-        raise UndefinedValueError(
-            "You must add UNICORE_URL and UNICORE_ADMIN to you .env file"
-        )
+        print(UndefinedValueError(
+            "You are missing UNICORE_ADMIN in your .env file, which means "
+            + "user data cannot be retrieved from Unicore. All users will "
+            + "be assumed to be members of UTN (is_member returns True)."
+        ))
 
+UNICORE_ADMIN = config('UNICORE_ADMIN', default='')
 UNICORE_ORG_ID = config('UNICORE_ORG_ID', default='')
+UNICORE_URL = config(
+    'UNICORE_URL',
+    default='https://unicorecustomapi.mecenat.com/utn'
+)
 
 # Google API
 GOOGLE_API_KEY = config('GOOGLE_API_KEY', default='')
diff --git a/src/utils/unicore_client.py b/src/utils/unicore_client.py
index a52b5f69..0e50149a 100644
--- a/src/utils/unicore_client.py
+++ b/src/utils/unicore_client.py
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ def request_get(self, path, params=None):
         if params is not None:
             params['orgId'] = settings.UNICORE_ORG_ID
 
+        if settings.UNICORE_ADMIN == '':
+            raise requests.exceptions.RequestException(
+                "Missing token to make requests to the Unicore API."
+            )
+
         return requests.get(
             settings.UNICORE_URL + "/" + path,
             auth=HTTPBasicAuth('admin', settings.UNICORE_ADMIN),
@@ -51,6 +56,8 @@ def get_user_data(self, unicore_id):
             }
 
     def is_member(self, ssn):
+        if settings.UNICORE_ADMIN == '':
+            return True
         r = self.request_get('is-member/' + ssn)
         if r.status_code == 200:
             return r.json()['Member']