diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ def get_commits_stats(repo_name, ts_min_
 
     lockkey = __get_lockkey('get_commits_stats', repo_name, ts_min_y,
                             ts_max_y)
-    lockkey_path = dn(dn(dn(dn(os.path.abspath(__file__)))))
+    lockkey_path = config['here']
+
     log.info('running task with lockkey %s', lockkey)
     try:
-        lock = l = DaemonLock(jn(lockkey_path, lockkey))
+        lock = l = DaemonLock(file_=jn(lockkey_path, lockkey))
 
         #for js data compatibilty cleans the key for person from '
         akc = lambda k: person(k).replace('"', "")