diff --git a/horizon/__init__.py b/horizon/__init__.py
index ebd34afd2..bd6380a36 100644
--- a/horizon/__init__.py
+++ b/horizon/__init__.py
@@ -24,26 +24,26 @@ methods like :func:`~horizon.register` and :func:`~horizon.unregister`.
 # Because this module is compiled by setup.py before Django may be installed
 # in the environment we try importing Django and issue a warning but move on
 # should that fail.
-django = None
+Horizon = None
 try:
-    import django
+    from horizon.base import Horizon, Dashboard, Panel, Workflow
 except ImportError:
     import warnings
 
     def simple_warn(message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None):
         return '%s: %s' % (category.__name__, message)
 
-    msg = ("Could not import Django. This is normal during installation.\n")
+    msg = ("Could not import Horizon dependencies. "
+           "This is normal during installation.\n")
     warnings.formatwarning = simple_warn
     warnings.warn(msg, Warning)
 
-if django:
+if Horizon:
     # This can be removed once the upstream bug is fixed.
+    import django
     if django.VERSION < (1, 4):
         from horizon.utils import reverse_bugfix
 
-    from horizon.base import Horizon, Dashboard, Panel, Workflow
-
     register = Horizon.register
     unregister = Horizon.unregister
     get_absolute_url = Horizon.get_absolute_url
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 9654e15ec..eb36aee28 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Horizon Core Requirements
-Django==1.3.1
+Django>=1.3
 python-cloudfiles
 python-dateutil