diff --git a/mgrctl/settings/api.py b/mgrctl/settings/api.py
index b3addd3..f17b938 100644
--- a/mgrctl/settings/api.py
+++ b/mgrctl/settings/api.py
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ if not PLATFORM_VERIFY_SSL_WARNING:
 if PLATFORM_DUMMY:
     API_URL = PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL
     API_HEADERS = {'x-xsrf-token': PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN}
-    API_EMAIL = PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL
-    API_PASSWORD = PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD
+
+API_EMAIL = PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL
+API_PASSWORD = PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD
diff --git a/mgrctl/settings/platform.py b/mgrctl/settings/platform.py
index 8d79a8b..7c3ef1c 100644
--- a/mgrctl/settings/platform.py
+++ b/mgrctl/settings/platform.py
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ PLATFORM_URL = env.str(
 # Development mode:
 PLATFORM_DUMMY = env.bool('PLATFORM_DUMMY', False)
 
-if PLATFORM_DUMMY:
-    if PLATFORM_TYPE == 'vm':
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_API_URL', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_EMAIL', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_PASSWORD', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_TOKEN', '')
-    if PLATFORM_TYPE == 'dci':
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_API_URL', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_EMAIL', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_PASSWORD', '')
-        PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_TOKEN', '')
+if PLATFORM_TYPE == 'vm':
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_API_URL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_EMAIL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_PASSWORD', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_VM6_TOKEN', '')
+elif PLATFORM_TYPE == 'dci':
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_API_URL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_EMAIL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_PASSWORD', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_DCI6_TOKEN', '')
+else:
+    # ? guarantees that constants exist for import
+    # ? if the user has set the wrong PLATFORM_TYPE:
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_API_URL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_EMAIL', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_PASSWORD', '')
+    PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN = env.str('PLATFORM_DUMMY_TOKEN', '')