diff --git a/awx/settings/development.py b/awx/settings/development.py
index f0c66ffaed..a5bbfa36ac 100644
--- a/awx/settings/development.py
+++ b/awx/settings/development.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ if 'django_jenkins' in INSTALLED_APPS:
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/auth/passwords/#how-django-stores-passwords
 PASSWORD_HASHERS = (
     'django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher',
+    'django.contrib.auth.hashers.PBKDF2PasswordHasher',
 )
 
 # Configure a default UUID for development only.