diff --git a/bookwyrm/importers/importer.py b/bookwyrm/importers/importer.py
index 97614171..0968cdd7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/importers/importer.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/importers/importer.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Importer:
         job.save()
 
 
-@app.task(priority="low_priority")
+@app.task(queue="low_priority")
 def import_data(source, job_id):
     """does the actual lookup work in a celery task"""
     job = ImportJob.objects.get(id=job_id)