diff --git a/orchestra/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py b/orchestra/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py
index 571f8762..209d91a4 100644
--- a/orchestra/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py
+++ b/orchestra/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
     ),
     'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS': (
-        ('rest_framework.filters.DjangoFilterBackend',)
+        ('django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend',)
     ),
 }