diff --git a/cof/settings_dev.py b/cof/settings_dev.py
index ad2b0b64..7124ed46 100644
--- a/cof/settings_dev.py
+++ b/cof/settings_dev.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'debug_toolbar',
     'bootstrapform',
     'kfet',
+    'channels',
 )
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 
 # WSGI_APPLICATION = 'cof.wsgi.application'
 
-
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/#databases
 
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY = "DUMMY"
 RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY = "DUMMY"
 RECAPTCHA_USE_SSL = True
 
+# Channels settings
+
+CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "asgi_redis.RedisChannelLayer",
+        "CONFIG": {
+            "hosts": [('localhost', 6379)],
+        },
+        "ROUTING": "cof.routing.channel_routing",
+    }
+}
 
 def show_toolbar(request):
     """