diff --git a/mypy_django_plugin/main.py b/mypy_django_plugin/main.py
index 7dc431e0c..9f56ed89c 100644
--- a/mypy_django_plugin/main.py
+++ b/mypy_django_plugin/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type
 
-from mypy.build import PRI_MYPY
+from mypy.build import PRI_HIGH, PRI_MYPY
 from mypy.modulefinder import mypy_path
 from mypy.nodes import MypyFile, TypeInfo
 from mypy.options import Options
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ def _get_typeinfo_or_none(self, class_name: str) -> Optional[TypeInfo]:
             return sym.node
         return None
 
-    def _new_dependency(self, module: str) -> Tuple[int, str, int]:
+    def _new_dependency(self, module: str, priority: int = PRI_MYPY) -> Tuple[int, str, int]:
         fake_lineno = -1
-        return (PRI_MYPY, module, fake_lineno)
+        return (priority, module, fake_lineno)
 
     def get_additional_deps(self, file: MypyFile) -> List[Tuple[int, str, int]]:
         # for settings
         if file.fullname == "django.conf" and self.django_context.django_settings_module:
-            return [self._new_dependency(self.django_context.django_settings_module)]
+            return [self._new_dependency(self.django_context.django_settings_module, PRI_HIGH)]
 
         # for values / values_list
         if file.fullname == "django.db.models":
diff --git a/tests/typecheck/conf/test_settings.yml b/tests/typecheck/conf/test_settings.yml
index b825c148f..2dcfbf8ad 100644
--- a/tests/typecheck/conf/test_settings.yml
+++ b/tests/typecheck/conf/test_settings.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
 -   case: test_setting_circular_import
     main: |
         from myapp import lib
-    custom_settings: |
-        from myapp.lib import function_returning_int
-
-        IMMEDIATE_VALUE = 123
-        CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT = function_returning_int()
-        CIRCULAR_WITH_HINT: int = function_returning_int()
+    mypy_config: |
+        [mypy.plugins.django-stubs]
+        django_settings_module = myapp.settings
     files:
         -   path: myapp/__init__.py
+        -   path: myapp/settings.py
+            content: |
+                from myapp.lib import function_returning_int, const_with_circular_import
+
+                IMMEDIATE_VALUE = 123
+                CIRCULAR_WITH_HINT: int = function_returning_int()
+                CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_FUNCTION = function_returning_int()
+                CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_CONST = const_with_circular_import
         -   path: myapp/lib.py
             content: |
-                from django.conf import settings
+                from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+                import django.conf
+
+                settings = django.conf.settings
 
                 def test() -> None:
                     reveal_type(settings.IMMEDIATE_VALUE)        # N: Revealed type is "builtins.int"
-                    reveal_type(settings.CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT)  # E: Import cycle from Django settings module prevents type inference for 'CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT'  [misc]  # N: Revealed type is "Any"
                     reveal_type(settings.CIRCULAR_WITH_HINT)     # N: Revealed type is "builtins.int"
+                    reveal_type(settings.CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_FUNCTION)  # E: Import cycle from Django settings module prevents type inference for 'CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_FUNCTION'  [misc]  # N: Revealed type is "Any"
+                    reveal_type(settings.CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_CONST)     # E: Import cycle from Django settings module prevents type inference for 'CIRCULAR_WITHOUT_HINT_CONST'  [misc]     # N: Revealed type is "Any"
 
                 def function_returning_int() -> int:
                     return 42
+
+                if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                    const_with_circular_import = settings.IMMEDIATE_VALUE
+                else:
+                    const_with_circular_import = 0