diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index 082f63b812..3cd70826da 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.high'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.default'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 LOW_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.low'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 
+CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE
 CELERY_DEFAULT_ROUTING_KEY = DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE
 
 CELERY_QUEUES = {
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 9e3518ddc7..bec2671d5e 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.high'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.default'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 LOW_PRIORITY_QUEUE = 'edx.{0}core.low'.format(QUEUE_VARIANT)
 
+CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE
 CELERY_DEFAULT_ROUTING_KEY = DEFAULT_PRIORITY_QUEUE
 
 CELERY_QUEUES = {