diff --git a/common/settings.py b/common/settings.py
index 10388a3..bcc8fa1 100644
--- a/common/settings.py
+++ b/common/settings.py
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesSto
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', 'stages.pierre-coullery.ch']
 
+FABRIC_HOST = 'stages.pierre-coullery.ch'
+FABRIC_USERNAME = ''
+
 # Mapping between column names of a tabular file and Student field names
 STUDENT_IMPORT_MAPPING = {
     'NOCLOEE': 'ext_id',
diff --git a/scripts/fabfile.py b/scripts/fabfile.py
index 996c4f0..e043448 100644
--- a/scripts/fabfile.py
+++ b/scripts/fabfile.py
@@ -3,21 +3,26 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 from fabric.api import cd, env, get, local, prefix, prompt, run
+from fabric.contrib import django
 from fabric.utils import abort
 
-env.hosts = ['stages.pierre-coullery.ch']
 APP_DIR = '/var/www/epcstages'
 VIRTUALENV_DIR = '/var/virtualenvs/stages/bin/activate'
 
+"""Read settings from Django settings"""
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+django.settings_module('common.settings')
+from common import settings
+
+env.hosts = [settings.FABRIC_HOST]
+env.user = settings.FABRIC_USERNAME
+
 
 def clone_remote_db(dbtype='sqlite'):
     """
     Copy remote data (JSON dump), download it locally and recreate a local
     SQLite database with those data.
     """
-    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-    from common import settings
-
     db_path = settings.DATABASES['default']['NAME']
     if os.path.exists(db_path):
         rep = prompt('A local database (%s) already exists. Overwrite? (y/n)' % db_path)