diff --git a/djangoldp/filters.py b/djangoldp/filters.py
index 2c93699e6bc902f5ee92108b74b34708c40cc186..c1da410640cb324e57b9ff95e973b9f3bfe05c70 100644
--- a/djangoldp/filters.py
+++ b/djangoldp/filters.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.db.models import Q
 from rest_framework.filters import BaseFilterBackend
 from djangoldp.utils import check_client_ip
 
-PASSTHROUGH_IPS = getattr(settings, 'PASSTHROUGH_IPS', '')
 
 class OwnerFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
     """Adds the objects owned by the user"""
diff --git a/djangoldp/utils.py b/djangoldp/utils.py
index 4413252b953fd063c098393137884d2ad80d073b..d3b22384bebdb6e3ebf04f16adb2c77259879b0e 100644
--- a/djangoldp/utils.py
+++ b/djangoldp/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from guardian.utils import get_anonymous_user
 
+PASSTHROUGH_IPS = getattr(settings, 'PASSTHROUGH_IPS', '')
 
 # convenience function returns True if user is anonymous
 def is_anonymous_user(user):