diff --git a/bookwyrm/tasks.py b/bookwyrm/tasks.py
index 23765f09..3a4d14a2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tasks.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tasks.py
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "celerywyrm.settings")
 app = Celery(
     "tasks",
     broker=settings.CELERY_BROKER,
+    backend=settings.CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND
 )