diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.django b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.django
index 919f31185..2b9888926 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.django
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.django
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ IPYTHONDIR=/app/.ipython
 # Redis
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
+CELERY_BROKER_URL=REDIS_URL
 
 # Celery
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------