diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 3d1589828..2f2efb619 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 """Base settings to build other settings files upon."""
 
 from pathlib import Path
-import ssl
 
 import environ
 
+{% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
+import ssl
+{% endif %}
+
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve(strict=True).parent.parent.parent
 # {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/
 APPS_DIR = BASE_DIR / "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"