diff --git a/designsafe/settings/common_settings.py b/designsafe/settings/common_settings.py
index c75380effc..c7be0549f1 100644
--- a/designsafe/settings/common_settings.py
+++ b/designsafe/settings/common_settings.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 ALDRYN_SEARCH_REGISTER_APPHOOK = True
 
 from designsafe.settings.nees_settings import NEES_USER_DATABASE
-#if NEES_USER_DATABASE['NAME']:
+# if NEES_USER_DATABASE['NAME']:
 #    DATABASES['nees_users'] = NEES_USER_DATABASE
 
 
@@ -346,13 +346,13 @@
     'allowedContent': True
 }
 
-#MIGRATION_MODULES = {
+# MIGRATION_MODULES = {
 #    'djangocms_file': 'djangocms_file.migrations_django',
 #    'djangocms_googlemap': 'djangocms_googlemap.migrations_django',
 #    'djangocms_picture': 'djangocms_picture.migrations_django',
 #    'djangocms_video': 'djangocms_video.migrations_django',
 #    'djangocms_style': 'djangocms_style.migrations_django',
-#}
+# }
 
 LOGIN_URL = os.environ.get('LOGIN_URL', '/login/')
 
@@ -501,7 +501,11 @@
 
 # Allocations to exclude
 #
-ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE = os.environ.get("ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE", "").split(",") if os.environ.get("ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE") else []
+ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE = (
+    os.environ.get("ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE", "").split(",")
+    if os.environ.get("ALLOCATIONS_TO_EXCLUDE")
+    else ["DesignSafe-DCV"]
+)
 
 
 ###
@@ -597,7 +601,7 @@
 RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY= os.environ.get('DJANGOCMS_FORMS_RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY')
 NOCAPTCHA = True
 
-#FOR RAPID UPLOADS
+# FOR RAPID UPLOADS
 DESIGNSAFE_UPLOAD_PATH = '/corral-repl/tacc/NHERI/uploads'
 DESIGNSAFE_PROJECTS_PATH = os.environ.get('DESIGNSAFE_PROJECTS_PATH', '/corral-repl/tacc/NHERI/projects/')
 DESIGNSAFE_PUBLISHED_PATH = os.environ.get('DESIGNSAFE_PUBLISHED_PATH', '/corral-repl/tacc/NHERI/published/')