diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 91ad7238c..611ff202f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
   POSTGRES_DB: 'test_{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'
   POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+  {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
+  CELERY_BROKER_URL: 'redis://redis:6379/0'
+  {%- endif %}
 
 flake8:
   stage: lint