diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/repos.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from tg import tmpl_context as c
 from tg.i18n import ugettext as _
 from webob.exc import HTTPForbidden, HTTPFound, HTTPInternalServerError, HTTPNotFound
 
+import kallithea
 from kallithea.config.routing import url
 from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
 from kallithea.lib.auth import HasPermissionAny, HasRepoPermissionLevelDecorator, LoginRequired, NotAnonymous
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ class ReposController(BaseRepoController
         if task_id and task_id not in ['None']:
             from kallithea.lib import celerypylons
             if kallithea.CELERY_APP:
-                task_result = celerypylons.result.AsyncResult(task_id)
+                task_result = celerypylons.result.AsyncResult(task_id, app=kallithea.CELERY_APP)
                 if task_result.failed():
                     raise HTTPInternalServerError(task_result.traceback)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/celerylib/__init__.py b/kallithea/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ def task(f_org):
             finally:
                 log.info('executed %s task', f_org.__name__)
         f_async.__name__ = f_org.__name__
-        from kallithea.lib import celerypylons
-        runner = celerypylons.task(ignore_result=True)(f_async)
+        runner = kallithea.CELERY_APP.task(ignore_result=True)(f_async)
 
         def f_wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
             t = runner.apply_async(args=args, kwargs=kwargs)