diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
index fb15b773f..ac11eda56 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += ['django_extensions']  # noqa F405
 # Celery
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-task_always_eager
-CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
-CELERY_TASK_EAGER_PROPAGATES = True
+CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
 
 {%- endif %}
 # Your stuff...