diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 5b724f30adaa83e8e6001dcae99949b657ef61cb..72539c9f9bd4b6e451651c6d85736a0e8917a732 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sys.path.append(vars.rabbitmq_agents_loc)
 import rc_util
 
 broker_url = vars.broker_url
-celery = Celery('flask_user_reg', broker=broker_url)
+celery = Celery(vars.celery_app, broker=broker_url)
 
 socketio = SocketIO(message_queue=vars.message_queue)
 timeout = 30