diff --git a/cms/envs/analytics_exporter.py b/cms/envs/analytics_exporter.py
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+"""
+Settings for running management commands for the Analytics Exporter.
+
+The Analytics Exporter jobs run edxapp management commands using production
+settings and configuration, however they currently DO NOT use edxapp production
+environments (such as edxapp Amazon AMIs or Docker images) where theme files
+get installed.  As a result we must disable comprehensive theming or else
+startup checks from the theming app will throw an error due to missing themes.
+"""
+
+from .production import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import, unused-wildcard-import
+
+ENABLE_COMPREHENSIVE_THEMING = False
diff --git a/lms/envs/analytics_exporter.py b/lms/envs/analytics_exporter.py
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+"""
+Settings for running management commands for the Analytics Exporter.
+
+The Analytics Exporter jobs run edxapp management commands using production
+settings and configuration, however they currently DO NOT use edxapp production
+environments (such as edxapp Amazon AMIs or Docker images) where theme files
+get installed.  As a result we must disable comprehensive theming or else
+startup checks from the theming app will throw an error due to missing themes.
+"""
+
+from .production import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import, unused-wildcard-import
+
+ENABLE_COMPREHENSIVE_THEMING = False