diff --git a/patchman/settings.py b/patchman/settings.py
index 85792cc9..5f6f4434 100644
--- a/patchman/settings.py
+++ b/patchman/settings.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {
     'queue_order_strategy': 'priority',
 }
+CELERY_BROKER_CONNECTION_RETRY_ON_STARTUP = True
 CELERY_WORKER_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER = 1
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/patchman/'