diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bace820..5825210 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ exclude: tests/etc/user-*
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
-    rev: 1.7.10
+    rev: 1.8.2
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
         args:
diff --git a/edc_document_status/tests/test_settings.py b/edc_document_status/tests/test_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16928dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edc_document_status/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from edc_test_settings.default_test_settings import DefaultTestSettings
+
+app_name = "edc_document_status"
+base_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.parent
+
+project_settings = DefaultTestSettings(
+    calling_file=__file__,
+    BASE_DIR=base_dir,
+    APP_NAME=app_name,
+    SUBJECT_VISIT_MODEL="edc_visit_tracking.subjectvisit",
+    INSTALLED_APPS=[
+        "django.contrib.admin",
+        "django.contrib.auth",
+        "django.contrib.contenttypes",
+        "django.contrib.messages",
+        "django.contrib.sessions",
+        "django.contrib.sites",
+        "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+        "django_crypto_fields.apps.AppConfig",
+        "django_revision.apps.AppConfig",
+        "multisite",
+        "edc_document_status.apps.AppConfig",
+    ],
+    add_dashboard_middleware=True,
+).settings
+
+for k, v in project_settings.items():
+    setattr(sys.modules[__name__], k, v)
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 85710c3..76820be 100644
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -1,38 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import logging
-from pathlib import Path
-
-from edc_test_utils import DefaultTestSettings, func_main
-
-app_name = "edc_document_status"
-base_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent
-
-project_settings = DefaultTestSettings(
-    calling_file=__file__,
-    BASE_DIR=base_dir,
-    APP_NAME=app_name,
-    SUBJECT_VISIT_MODEL="edc_visit_tracking.subjectvisit",
-    INSTALLED_APPS=[
-        "django.contrib.admin",
-        "django.contrib.auth",
-        "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-        "django.contrib.messages",
-        "django.contrib.sessions",
-        "django.contrib.sites",
-        "django.contrib.staticfiles",
-        "django_crypto_fields.apps.AppConfig",
-        "django_revision.apps.AppConfig",
-        "multisite",
-        "edc_document_status.apps.AppConfig",
-    ],
-    add_dashboard_middleware=True,
-).settings
-
-
-def main():
-    func_main(project_settings, f"{app_name}.tests")
-
+from edc_test_settings.func_main import func_main2
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logging.basicConfig()
-    main()
+    func_main2("edc_document_status.tests.test_settings", "edc_document_status.tests")