diff --git a/src/pretix/__main__.py b/src/pretix/__main__.py
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+++ b/src/pretix/__main__.py
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+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pretix.settings")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)