diff --git a/changelog.d/20231212_140233_maria.grimaldi_fix_django4_import_errors.md b/changelog.d/20231212_140233_maria.grimaldi_fix_django4_import_errors.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad88d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20231212_140233_maria.grimaldi_fix_django4_import_errors.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Bugfix] Wrap Django5 warning imports in try-except block to avoid failures in django3 that's still in use in edx-platform's master branch (by @mariajgrimaldi).
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
index c088b97..cf3bc44 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
@@ -150,9 +150,16 @@ LOGGING["loggers"]["blockstore.apps.bundles.storage"] = {"handlers": ["console"]
 # These warnings are visible in simple commands and init tasks
 import warnings
 
-from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango50Warning, RemovedInDjango51Warning
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=RemovedInDjango50Warning)
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=RemovedInDjango51Warning)
+try:
+    from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango50Warning, RemovedInDjango51Warning
+    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=RemovedInDjango50Warning)
+    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=RemovedInDjango51Warning)
+except ImportError:
+    # REMOVE-AFTER-V18:
+    # In Quince, edx-platform uses Django 5. But on master, edx-platform still uses Django 3.
+    # So, Tutor v17 needs to silence these warnings, whereas Tutor v17-nightly fails to import them.
+    # Once edx-platform master is upgraded to Django 5, the try-except wrapper can be removed.
+    pass
 
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning, module="wiki.plugins.links.wiki_plugin")
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning, module="boto.plugin")