diff --git a/awx/main/utils/reload.py b/awx/main/utils/reload.py
index 20138edf98..6da8b0b4f7 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/reload.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/reload.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def _reset_celery_thread_pool():
     # Do not use current_app because of this outstanding issue:
     # https://github.com/celery/celery/issues/4410
     app = Celery('awx')
-    app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
+    app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
     app.control.broadcast('pool_restart', arguments={'reload': True},
                           destination=['celery@{}'.format(settings.CLUSTER_HOST_ID)], reply=False)