diff --git a/cms/envs/acceptance.py b/cms/envs/acceptance.py
index 3b89e2e988..6c32592589 100644
--- a/cms/envs/acceptance.py
+++ b/cms/envs/acceptance.py
@@ -86,3 +86,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += ('lettuce.django',)
 LETTUCE_APPS = ('contentstore',)
 LETTUCE_SERVER_PORT = choice(PORTS) if SAUCE.get('SAUCE_ENABLED') else randint(1024, 65535)
 LETTUCE_BROWSER = os.environ.get('LETTUCE_BROWSER', 'chrome')
+
+#####################################################################
+# Lastly, see if the developer has any local overrides.
+try:
+    from .private import *      # pylint: disable=F0401
+except ImportError:
+    pass
diff --git a/lms/envs/acceptance.py b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
index 34112566ee..6a63653528 100644
--- a/lms/envs/acceptance.py
+++ b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
@@ -114,3 +114,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += ('lettuce.django',)
 LETTUCE_APPS = ('courseware',)
 LETTUCE_SERVER_PORT = choice(PORTS) if SAUCE.get('SAUCE_ENABLED') else randint(1024, 65535)
 LETTUCE_BROWSER = os.environ.get('LETTUCE_BROWSER', 'chrome')
+
+#####################################################################
+# Lastly, see if the developer has any local overrides.
+try:
+    from .private import *      # pylint: disable=F0401
+except ImportError:
+    pass