From 74b45aa1438bdfaa862b51d6262f5d59cd985fe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pacnpal <183241239+pacnpal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:00:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Force PostGIS backend using dictionary spread syntax

- Use **db_config spread syntax to ensure PostGIS engine override takes effect
- This prevents dj_database_url from overriding the PostGIS backend setting
---
 thrillwiki/settings.py | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/thrillwiki/settings.py b/thrillwiki/settings.py
index a1ca56b4..e879be78 100644
--- a/thrillwiki/settings.py
+++ b/thrillwiki/settings.py
@@ -93,18 +93,19 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = "thrillwiki.wsgi.application"
 
 # Database
 
-# Parse database URL but use PostGIS engine
+# Parse database URL but force PostGIS engine
 db_config = dj_database_url.config(
     default="[DATABASE-URL-REMOVED]
     conn_max_age=600,
     conn_health_checks=True,
 )
 
-# Override engine to use PostGIS
-db_config["ENGINE"] = "django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis"
-
+# Force PostGIS engine - override any parsed engine
 DATABASES = {
-    "default": db_config
+    "default": {
+        **db_config,
+        "ENGINE": "django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis",
+    }
 }
 
 # Cache settings