diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4567cf0..796f5f2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-Django==1.9.10
+Django==1.11.26
 django-cors-headers==2.4.1
 gunicorn==19.5.0
-wazimap[gdal]==1.1.1
+wazimap[gdal]==1.2.1
 GDAL==2.1.3
 Shapely==1.5.17
 whitenoise==3.3.1
diff --git a/wazimap_np/settings.py b/wazimap_np/settings.py
index 1db99d8..629a4d0 100644
--- a/wazimap_np/settings.py
+++ b/wazimap_np/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from wazimap.settings import *  # noqa
 
 # install this app before Wazimap
-INSTALLED_APPS = ['wazimap_np'] + INSTALLED_APPS
+INSTALLED_APPS = ['wazimap_np', 'django.contrib.auth'] + INSTALLED_APPS
 
 DEBUG = False if (os.environ.get('APP_ENV', 'dev') == 'prod') else True