diff --git a/cms/envs/production.py b/cms/envs/production.py
index 2ef4a7dd6f..ca35145458 100644
--- a/cms/envs/production.py
+++ b/cms/envs/production.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ if "TRACKING_IGNORE_URL_PATTERNS" in ENV_TOKENS:
     TRACKING_IGNORE_URL_PATTERNS = ENV_TOKENS.get("TRACKING_IGNORE_URL_PATTERNS")
 
 # Heartbeat
-HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get('HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY', HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE)
+HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get('HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY', HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY)
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_WHITELIST = [reverse_lazy('home')]
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/production.py b/lms/envs/production.py
index 24e317bb61..8a48fcdfc9 100644
--- a/lms/envs/production.py
+++ b/lms/envs/production.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ TRACKING_SEGMENTIO_DISALLOWED_SUBSTRING_NAMES = ENV_TOKENS.get(
 TRACKING_SEGMENTIO_SOURCE_MAP = ENV_TOKENS.get("TRACKING_SEGMENTIO_SOURCE_MAP", TRACKING_SEGMENTIO_SOURCE_MAP)
 
 # Heartbeat
-HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get('HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY', HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE)
+HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get('HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY', HEARTBEAT_CELERY_ROUTING_KEY)
 
 # Student identity verification settings
 VERIFY_STUDENT = AUTH_TOKENS.get("VERIFY_STUDENT", VERIFY_STUDENT)