diff --git a/webodm/settings.py b/webodm/settings.py
index a0bf4e24..a4f02666 100644
--- a/webodm/settings.py
+++ b/webodm/settings.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
 CELERY_INCLUDE=['worker.tasks']
 CELERY_WORKER_REDIRECT_STDOUTS = False
 CELERY_WORKER_HIJACK_ROOT_LOGGER = False
-CELERYD_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD = 1000
+
 if TESTING:
     CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
 
diff --git a/worker.sh b/worker.sh
index 93507582..98980159 100755
--- a/worker.sh
+++ b/worker.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ start(){
 	action=$1
 
 	echo "Starting worker using broker at $WO_BROKER"
-	celery -A worker worker --loglevel=warn > /dev/null
+	celery -A worker worker --max-tasks-per-child 1000 --loglevel=warn > /dev/null
 }
 
 start_scheduler(){