Fixed #17379 -- Removed management commands deactivation of the locale.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/django/apps/registry.py b/django/apps/registry.py
index f522550d60..e01352b1de 100644
--- a/django/apps/registry.py
+++ b/django/apps/registry.py
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class Apps:
     def check_apps_ready(self):
         """Raise an exception if all apps haven't been imported yet."""
         if not self.apps_ready:
+            from django.conf import settings
+            # If "not ready" is due to unconfigured settings, accessing
+            # INSTALLED_APPS raises a more helpful ImproperlyConfigured
+            # exception.
+            settings.INSTALLED_APPS
             raise AppRegistryNotReady("Apps aren't loaded yet.")
 
     def check_models_ready(self):