diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index b8dfc97f28..c4af5d8d10 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_LIVE_TEST_SERVER_ADDRESS', 'localhost:9013-9199')
 djcelery.setup_loader()
 
 BROKER_URL = 'amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672//'
+CELERY_EVENT_QUEUE_TTL = 5
 CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = 'tower'
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
 CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'