diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py b/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
index 5f309ce0bc..194e4b0964 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now as tz_now
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
 #from awx.main.scheduler.dag_simple import SimpleDAG
 from awx.main.scheduler.dag_workflow import WorkflowDAG
+from awx.main.utils.pglock import advisory_lock
 
 from awx.main.scheduler.dependency_graph import DependencyGraph
 from awx.main.tasks import _send_notification_templates
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from awx.main.tasks import _send_notification_templates
 # Celery
 from celery.task.control import inspect
 
-from django_pglocks import advisory_lock
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.scheduler')
 
diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py b/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
index d2200d8912..5ad5bff76a 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 # Django
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils.timezone import now as tz_now
+from awx.main.utils.pglock import advisory_lock
 
 # Celery
 from celery import task
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ from celery import task
 from awx.main.scheduler import TaskManager 
 from django.core.cache import cache
 
-from django_pglocks import advisory_lock
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.scheduler')
 
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/pglock.py b/awx/main/utils/pglock.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de7739fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/utils/pglock.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible by Red Hat
+# All Rights Reserved.
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from django_pglocks import advisory_lock as django_pglocks_advisory_lock
+from django.db import connection
+
+@contextmanager
+def advisory_lock(*args, **kwargs):
+    if connection.vendor == 'postgresql':
+        with django_pglocks_advisory_lock(*args, **kwargs) as internal_lock:
+            yield internal_lock
+    else:
+        yield True