diff --git a/django_mongodb_engine/__init__.py b/django_mongodb_engine/__init__.py
index dd9032e..96a55e3 100644
--- a/django_mongodb_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/django_mongodb_engine/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 try:
     from django.conf import settings
-    settings.INSTALLED_APPS.insert(0, 'django_mongodb_engine')
+    settings.INSTALLED_APPS = \
+             ('django_mongodb_engine',) + settings.INSTALLED_APPS[1:]
     # It might be irritating that django-mongodb-engine registers itself as an app,
     # and I think this is worth an explanation - so here you go:
     # django-mongodb-engine provides a way to set MongoDB-specific options for a