diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 509fb83ae..302b819e2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Listed in alphabetical order.
   Krzysztof Szumny         `@noisy`_
   Krzysztof Żuraw          `@krzysztofzuraw`_
   Leonardo Jimenez         `@xpostudio4`_
+  Leo Zhou                 `@glasslion`_
   Lin Xianyi               `@iynaix`_
   Luis Nell                `@originell`_
   Lukas Klein
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ Listed in alphabetical order.
 .. _@garry-cairns: https://github.com/garry-cairns
 .. _@garrypolley: https://github.com/garrypolley
 .. _@goldhand: https://github.com/goldhand
+.. _@glasslion: https://github.com/glasslion
 .. _@hackebrot: https://github.com/hackebrot
 .. _@hairychris: https://github.com/hairychris
 .. _@hendrikschneider: https://github.com/hendrikschneider
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/taskapp/celery.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/taskapp/celery.py
index b3f0a388b..570abc125 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/taskapp/celery.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/taskapp/celery.py
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ if not settings.configured:
 
 
 app = Celery('{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}')
+# Using a string here means the worker will not have to
+# pickle the object when using Windows.
+# - namespace='CELERY' means all celery-related configuration keys
+#   should have a `CELERY_` prefix.
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
 
 
 class CeleryAppConfig(AppConfig):
@@ -18,11 +23,6 @@ class CeleryAppConfig(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = 'Celery Config'
 
     def ready(self):
-        # Using a string here means the worker will not have to
-        # pickle the object when using Windows.
-        # - namespace='CELERY' means all celery-related configuration keys
-        #   should have a `CELERY_` prefix.
-        app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
         installed_apps = [app_config.name for app_config in apps.get_app_configs()]
         app.autodiscover_tasks(lambda: installed_apps, force=True)