diff --git a/cookbook/serializer.py b/cookbook/serializer.py
index 69356a2f4..3f079dba8 100644
--- a/cookbook/serializer.py
+++ b/cookbook/serializer.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class FoodSerializer(UniqueFieldsMixin, WritableNestedModelSerializer):
     def create(self, validated_data):
         validated_data['name'] = validated_data['name'].strip()
         validated_data['space'] = self.context['request'].space
-        supermarket = validated_data.pop('supermarket_category')
+        supermarket = validated_data.pop('supermarket_category', None)
         obj, created = Food.objects.get_or_create(**validated_data)
         if supermarket:
             obj.supermarket_category, created = SupermarketCategory.objects.get_or_create(name=supermarket['name'], space=self.context['request'].space)
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index 38847284e..0889f25f2 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ else:
 # }
 
 # SQLite testing DB
-# DATABASES = {
-#     'default': {
-#         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-#         'OPTIONS': ast.literal_eval(os.getenv('DB_OPTIONS')) if os.getenv('DB_OPTIONS') else {},
-#         'NAME': 'db.sqlite3',
-#         'CONN_MAX_AGE': 600,
-#     }
-# }
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'OPTIONS': ast.literal_eval(os.getenv('DB_OPTIONS')) if os.getenv('DB_OPTIONS') else {},
+        'NAME': 'db.sqlite3',
+        'CONN_MAX_AGE': 600,
+    }
+}
 
 CACHES = {
     'default': {