diff --git a/gunicorn/app/djangoapp.py b/gunicorn/app/djangoapp.py
index 3e682d63..d7f35d75 100644
--- a/gunicorn/app/djangoapp.py
+++ b/gunicorn/app/djangoapp.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class DjangoApplicationCommand(DjangoApplication):
             time.tzset()
 
         # Settings are configured, so we can set up the logger if required
-        if settings.LOGGING_CONFIG:
+        if getattr(settings, 'LOGGING_CONFIG', False):
             # First find the logging configuration function ...
             logging_config_path, logging_config_func_name = settings.LOGGING_CONFIG.rsplit('.', 1)
             logging_config_module = importlib.import_module(logging_config_path)