# Django issue : django.core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady (Apps aren't loaded yet)

**URL:** <https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911>\
**Category:** Help me!\
**Tags:** setup\
**Created:** [June 28, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911 "2022-06-28T14:20:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@Jim](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Jim)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911/1 "2022-06-28T14:20:52Z")

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## Feature(s) impacted

I get this error `django.core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady: Apps aren't loaded yet` when trying to start a django server with forestadmin.

## Observed behavior

When trying to start the django server either with `uwgi.py` or `manage.py runserver` I get the same error about forestadmin app initialization.

I read a similar issue [here](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-appregistrynotready-models-arent-loaded-yet-when-deploying-on-heroku/4619) but the fix “move the init\_forest call below the get\_wsgi\_application call” does not work for me.

## Failure Logs

Failed log for `python manage.py runserver` :

```javascript
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/manage.py", line 31, in <module>
    main()
  File "/app/manage.py", line 24, in main
    from django_forest import init_forest
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/ __init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from django_forest.utils.schema import Schema
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/utils/schema/ __init__.py", line 30, in <module>
    class Schema:
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/utils/schema/ __init__.py", line 37, in Schema
    'database_type': connection.vendor,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 15, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._connections[self._alias], item)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 62, in __getitem__
    conn = self.create_connection(alias)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 208, in create_connection
    backend = load_backend(db["ENGINE"])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 113, in load_backend
    return import_module("%s.base" % backend_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/importlib/ __init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/base.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .operations import PostGISOperations
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py", line 19, in <module>
    from .models import PostGISGeometryColumns, PostGISSpatialRefSys
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/models.py", line 8, in <module>
    class PostGISGeometryColumns(models.Model):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 127, in __new__
    app_config = apps.get_containing_app_config(module)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 260, in get_containing_app_config
    self.check_apps_ready()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 138, in check_apps_ready
    raise AppRegistryNotReady("Apps aren't loaded yet.")
django.core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady: Apps aren't loaded yet.

```

Failed log for `uwsgi` :

```javascript
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/bas/app/backend/./crawling/wsgi.py", line 15, in <module>
    application = get_wsgi_application()
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/core/wsgi.py", line 12, in get_wsgi_application
    django.setup(set_prefix=False)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/ __init__.py", line 24, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 91, in populate
    app_config = AppConfig.create(entry)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 228, in create
    import_module(entry)
  File "/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib/python3.10/importlib/ __init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/ __init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from django_forest.utils.schema import Schema
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/utils/schema/ __init__.py", line 30, in <module>
    class Schema:
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django_forest/utils/schema/ __init__.py", line 37, in Schema
    'database_type': connection.vendor,
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 15, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._connections[self._alias], item)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 62, in __getitem__
    conn = self.create_connection(alias)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 208, in create_connection
    backend = load_backend(db["ENGINE"])
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 113, in load_backend
    return import_module("%s.base" % backend_name)
  File "/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib/python3.10/importlib/ __init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/base.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .operations import PostGISOperations
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py", line 19, in <module>
    from .models import PostGISGeometryColumns, PostGISSpatialRefSys
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/models.py", line 8, in <module>
    class PostGISGeometryColumns(models.Model):
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 127, in __new__
    app_config = apps.get_containing_app_config(module)
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 260, in get_containing_app_config
    self.check_apps_ready()
  File "/home/bas/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 138, in check_apps_ready
    raise AppRegistryNotReady("Apps aren't loaded yet.")

```

## Context

I have a Postgis database 14.2, python 3.10, django 4.0.4 and django-forestadmin 1.3.2

### settings.py

```javascript
# Forest admin settings
FOREST_ENABLED = config("FOREST_ENABLED", default=False, cast=bool)
if FOREST_ENABLED:
    # Must be in first position
    INSTALLED_APPS.insert(0, "django_forest")
    FOREST = {
        "FOREST_URL": "https://api.forestadmin.com",
        "APPLICATION_URL": "<my site>",
        "FOREST_ENV_SECRET": config("FOREST_ENV_SECRET", default=""),
        "FOREST_AUTH_SECRET": config("FOREST_AUTH_SECRET", default=""),
    }
    APPEND_SLASH = False

```

### wsgi.py

```javascript
"""
WSGI config for crawling project.

It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.

For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/wsgi/
"""

import os

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application

FOREST_ENABLED = os.environ.get("FOREST_ENABLED", "False") == "True"
os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "crawling.settings.prod")

application = get_wsgi_application()

# Initializing forest after wsgi application, and only if FOREST_ENABLED
if FOREST_ENABLED:
    from django_forest import init_forest

    init_forest()

```

### urls.py

```javascript
if settings.FOREST_ENABLED:
    urlpatterns += path("forest", include("django_forest.urls"))

```

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**Author:** ![anon6357957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon6357957](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon6357957)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911/2 "2022-06-29T07:22:04Z")

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Hi @Jim,

It’s not clear for me, I have to investigate your issue.  
Are you sure that you don’t call init\_forest in another file ?

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**Author:** ![Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@Jim](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Jim)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911/3 "2022-06-29T13:02:19Z")

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Hello @anon6357957 ,

The only place with `init_forest()` is in wsgi.py. You can check in the traceback.  
I can add more log/print in forestadmin if you want to check for other call ?

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**Author:** ![anon6357957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon6357957](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon6357957)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 8:37am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911/4 "2022-06-30T08:37:33Z")

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Hello @Jim

I don’t reproduce your issue for the moment.  
I need more time to understand whats happened.

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**Author:** ![Danil\_Redko](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/danil_redko/32/5614_2.png) [@Danil\_Redko](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Danil_Redko)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/django-issue-django-core-exceptions-appregistrynotready-apps-arent-loaded-yet/4911/5 "2023-01-17T20:32:46Z")

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I have the exact same issue.