diff --git a/django_coverage_plugin/plugin.py b/django_coverage_plugin/plugin.py
index 19b472c..e1c25da 100644
--- a/django_coverage_plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/django_coverage_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -37,18 +37,12 @@ def check_debug():
         from django.conf import settings
         templates = settings.TEMPLATES
         if len(templates) > 1:
-            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException(
-                "Can't use multiple template engines, help me add support!"
-            )
+            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException("Can't use multiple template engines.")
         template_settings = templates[0]
         if template_settings['BACKEND'] != 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates':
-            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException(
-                "Can't use non-Django templates!"
-            )
-        if not template_settings['OPTIONS']['debug']:
-            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException(
-                "Template debugging must be enabled in settings."
-            )
+            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException("Can't use non-Django templates.")
+        if not template_settings.get('OPTIONS', {}).get('debug', False):
+            raise DjangoTemplatePluginException("Template debugging must be enabled in settings.")
 else:
     def check_debug():
         from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/tests/plugin_test.py b/tests/plugin_test.py
index aec7302..a8546d8 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_test.py
+++ b/tests/plugin_test.py
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 from coverage.test_helpers import TempDirMixin
 
 import django
-
-# Make Django templates outside of Django.
-# Originally taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/a/98178/14343
 from django.conf import settings
 
+
 def test_settings():
     """Create a dict full of default Django settings for the tests."""
     the_settings = {
diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
index de606f5..2591035 100644
--- a/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -8,13 +8,27 @@
 from .plugin_test import DjangoPluginTestCase, test_settings, django_start_at
 
 
+# Make settings overrides for tests below.
 if django.VERSION >= (1, 8):
-    DEBUG_FALSE_OVERRIDES = {
-        'TEMPLATES': [test_settings()['TEMPLATES'][0]]
-    }
+    NON_DJANGO_BACKEND = 'django.template.backends.dummy.TemplateStrings'
+
+    DEBUG_FALSE_OVERRIDES = test_settings()
     DEBUG_FALSE_OVERRIDES['TEMPLATES'][0]['OPTIONS']['debug'] = False
+
+    NO_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES = test_settings()
+    del NO_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES['TEMPLATES'][0]['OPTIONS']
+
+    MULTIPLE_ENGINE_OVERRIDES = test_settings()
+    MULTIPLE_ENGINE_OVERRIDES['TEMPLATES'].append({
+        'BACKEND':  NON_DJANGO_BACKEND,
+    })
+
+    OTHER_ENGINE_OVERRIDES = test_settings()
+    OTHER_ENGINE_OVERRIDES['TEMPLATES'][0]['BACKEND'] = NON_DJANGO_BACKEND
+    OTHER_ENGINE_OVERRIDES['TEMPLATES'][0]['OPTIONS'] = {}
 else:
     DEBUG_FALSE_OVERRIDES = {'TEMPLATE_DEBUG': False}
+    NO_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES = MULTIPLE_ENGINE_OVERRIDES = OTHER_ENGINE_OVERRIDES = {}
 
 
 class SettingsTest(DjangoPluginTestCase):
@@ -25,3 +39,27 @@ def test_debug_false(self):
         msg = "Template debugging must be enabled in settings."
         with self.assertRaisesRegexp(DjangoTemplatePluginException, msg):
             self.run_django_coverage()
+
+    @django_start_at(1, 8)
+    @override_settings(**NO_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES)
+    def test_no_options(self):
+        self.make_template('Hello')
+        msg = "Template debugging must be enabled in settings."
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(DjangoTemplatePluginException, msg):
+            self.run_django_coverage()
+
+    @django_start_at(1, 8)
+    @override_settings(**MULTIPLE_ENGINE_OVERRIDES)
+    def test_multiple_engines(self):
+        self.make_template('Hello')
+        msg = "Can't use multiple template engines."
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(DjangoTemplatePluginException, msg):
+            self.run_django_coverage()
+
+    @django_start_at(1, 8)
+    @override_settings(**OTHER_ENGINE_OVERRIDES)
+    def test_other_engine(self):
+        self.make_template('Hello')
+        msg = "Can't use non-Django templates."
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(DjangoTemplatePluginException, msg):
+            self.run_django_coverage()