1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py
index 63f28a7b57..506372bfc4 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 from django.db.backends import BaseDatabaseClient
-from django.conf import settings
 import os
 
 class DatabaseClient(BaseDatabaseClient):
     executable_name = 'psql'
 
     def runshell(self):
+        settings_dict = self.connection.settings_dict
         args = [self.executable_name]
-        if settings.DATABASE_USER:
-            args += ["-U", settings.DATABASE_USER]
-        if settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD:
+        if settings_dict['DATABASE_USER']:
+            args += ["-U", settings_dict['DATABASE_USER']]
+        if settings_dict['DATABASE_PASSWORD']:
             args += ["-W"]
-        if settings.DATABASE_HOST:
-            args.extend(["-h", settings.DATABASE_HOST])
-        if settings.DATABASE_PORT:
-            args.extend(["-p", str(settings.DATABASE_PORT)])
-        args += [settings.DATABASE_NAME]
+        if settings_dict['DATABASE_HOST']:
+            args.extend(["-h", settings_dict['DATABASE_HOST']])
+        if settings_dict['DATABASE_PORT']:
+            args.extend(["-p", str(settings_dict['DATABASE_PORT'])])
+        args += [settings_dict['DATABASE_NAME']]
         os.execvp(self.executable_name, args)