Try locating the django config file relative to the script

tubular/scripts/dd_synthetic_tests.py

@@ -181,7 +181,28 @@ def run_synthetic_tests(enable_automated_rollbacks, slack_notification_channel):
 
     try:
         synthetic_tests_waffle_flag_name = "TUBULAR_ENABLE_SYNTHETIC_TESTS"
-        os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'tubular.envs.production')
+
+        # Get the absolute path of the current script
+        current_script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+        # Get the directory of the current script
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(current_script_path)
+
+        # Get the parent directory of the current script's folder
+        parent_dir = os.path.dirname(current_dir)
+
+        # Construct the path to the production settings module
+        production_settings_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, 'envs', 'production.py')
+
+        # Ensure the production settings module exists
+        if not os.path.exists(production_settings_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Settings module not found: {production_settings_path}")
+
+        # Add the parent directory to the Python path
+        sys.path.insert(0, parent_dir)
+
+        # Set the default DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable
+        os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'envs.production')
         waffle_flag_enabled = get_setting(synthetic_tests_waffle_flag_name, False)
         logging.info(f"{waffle_flag_enabled=}")