diff --git a/robosats/celery/__init__.py b/robosats/celery/__init__.py
index 4e50ca80..c1a27eb6 100644
--- a/robosats/celery/__init__.py
+++ b/robosats/celery/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from celery import Celery
 from celery.schedules import crontab
 
 # You can use rabbitmq instead here.
-BASE_REDIS_URL = config("REDIS_URL", default="redis://localhost:6379")
+BASE_REDIS_URL = os.environ.get("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
 
 # set the default Django settings module for the 'celery' program.
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "robosats.settings")