diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 081cced6759ff1beacb6c2241045174aec6838b2..19ae8e4d62602888fc57dea9595e2f30b3c80961 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name="stripe-checkout",
-    version="0.10",
+    version="0.11",
     author="GEANT",
     author_email="swd@geant.org",
     description="Stripe custom checkout support service",
diff --git a/stripe_checkout/settings/base.py b/stripe_checkout/settings/base.py
index c3f8c20d4717da30edc2a7644e30280a69b9c8af..0338f49cf539fc69d750b4d6b79ee999c8bffa3f 100644
--- a/stripe_checkout/settings/base.py
+++ b/stripe_checkout/settings/base.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import dj_database_url
 
-from stripe_checkout.config import load_config
-
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[-2]
 
@@ -114,12 +112,6 @@ if DATABASE_URL:
     }
 del DATABASE_URL
 
-CONFIG_FILENAME = os.getenv("CONFIG_FILENAME")
-if CONFIG_FILENAME:
-    load_config(CONFIG_FILENAME, globals())
-del CONFIG_FILENAME
-
-
 LOGIN_URL = "/admin/login/"
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/"
 
diff --git a/stripe_checkout/settings/dev.py b/stripe_checkout/settings/dev.py
index 4c20c6221abc307b03662e3909f43709562568d1..e205e36320d76b66f0aa9e25036e28055531fbe6 100644
--- a/stripe_checkout/settings/dev.py
+++ b/stripe_checkout/settings/dev.py
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ from .base import *  # noqa: F401, F403
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
 SECRET_KEY = "django-insecure-&_5fsv$%$hkv)$sjnt$+01vzzyur)$so*kjc&6vzm6rv%l%r+2"
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
diff --git a/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/apps.py b/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/apps.py
index 344e734c86bc15a0ded7fc2465902b4507040a80..1f77e5d547da7849bfff68f14012b0070b71f292 100644
--- a/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/apps.py
+++ b/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/apps.py
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+import os
 from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from stripe_checkout.config import load_config
 
 
 class StripeCheckoutConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "stripe_checkout.stripe_checkout"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        """The ready hook is called by django after initialization"""
+
+        # We read the config file here so that we can override settings that are set
+        # in the settings file
+        config_filename = os.getenv("CONFIG_FILENAME")
+        if config_filename:
+            load_config(config_filename, settings)
diff --git a/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/management/commands/processevents.py b/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/management/commands/processevents.py
index 7753166d0991e4d210e5390fe5e2c5130fea23d4..fa1c0eaa53f21731d7017a4c281b3154448ab2f4 100644
--- a/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/management/commands/processevents.py
+++ b/stripe_checkout/stripe_checkout/management/commands/processevents.py
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         return True
 
     def _notify_unprocessed_payment(self, payment_intent: dict):
+        self.stdout.write(f"Unrecognized payment {payment_intent['id']}")
         send_mail_to = settings.UNPROCESSED_PAYMENT_EMAIL_TO
         if not send_mail_to:
             return False
         if not isinstance(send_mail_to, list):
             send_mail_to = [send_mail_to]
+        self.stdout.write(f"Notfying {send_mail_to}")
 
         send_mail(
             subject="Unrecognized payment in Stripe",
@@ -129,5 +131,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 order = Order.objects.filter(pk=order_id, visitor_id=visitor_id).first()
                 order.stripe_id = payment_intent["id"]
                 order.save()
+                self.stdout.write(
+                    f"Infered payment from visitor {visitor_id}, order {order_id}"
+                )
                 return order
         return None