diff --git a/app/plugins/worker.py b/app/plugins/worker.py
index 56620d77..3c43b735 100644
--- a/app/plugins/worker.py
+++ b/app/plugins/worker.py
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
+import inspect
 from worker.celery import app
 # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
 from worker.tasks import execute_grass_script
 
 task = app.task
+
+def run_function_async(func, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Run a function asynchronously using Celery.
+    Plugins should use this function so that they don't
+    have to register new Celery tasks at startup. Functions
+    should import any required library at the top of the function body.
+    :param {Function} a function to execute
+    """
+    source = inspect.getsource(func)
+    return eval_async.delay(source, func.__name__, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+@app.task
+def eval_async(source, funcname, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Run Python code asynchronously using Celery.
+    It's recommended to use run_function_async instead.
+    """
+    ns = {}
+    code = compile(source, 'file', 'exec')
+    eval(code, ns, ns)
+    return ns[funcname](*args, **kwargs)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a30c4e8..81c45137 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebODM",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.4.2",
   "description": "User-friendly, extendable application and API for processing aerial imagery.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/plugins/cloudimport/api_views.py b/plugins/cloudimport/api_views.py
index a911db26..24100ab0 100644
--- a/plugins/cloudimport/api_views.py
+++ b/plugins/cloudimport/api_views.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from os import path
 
 from app import models, pending_actions
 from app.plugins.views import TaskView
-from app.plugins.worker import task
-from app.plugins import logger, get_current_plugin
+from app.plugins.worker import run_function_async
+from app.plugins import get_current_plugin
 
 from worker.celery import app
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class ImportFolderTaskView(TaskView):
 
         # Start importing the files in the background
         serialized = [file.serialize() for file in files]
-        import_files.delay(task.id, serialized)
+        run_function_async(import_files, task.id, serialized)
+
+        #import_files.delay(task.id, serialized)
         
         return Response({}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
@@ -99,11 +101,21 @@ class PlatformsTaskView(TaskView):
         return Response({'platforms': [platform.serialize(user = request.user) for platform in platforms]}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
 
-###                        ###
-#       CELERY TASK(S)       #
-###                        ###
-@task
 def import_files(task_id, files):
+    import requests
+    from app import models
+    from app.plugins import logger
+
+    def download_file(task, file):
+        path = task.task_path(file['name'])
+        download_stream = requests.get(file['url'], stream=True, timeout=60)
+
+        with open(path, 'wb') as fd:
+            for chunk in download_stream.iter_content(4096):
+                fd.write(chunk)
+        
+        models.ImageUpload.objects.create(task=task, image=path)
+
     logger.info("Will import {} files".format(len(files)))
     task = models.Task.objects.get(pk=task_id)
     task.create_task_directories()
@@ -125,13 +137,3 @@ def import_files(task_id, files):
     task.processing_time = 0
     task.partial = False
     task.save()
-
-def download_file(task, file):
-    path = task.task_path(file['name'])
-    download_stream = requests.get(file['url'], stream=True, timeout=60)
-
-    with open(path, 'wb') as fd:
-        for chunk in download_stream.iter_content(4096):
-            fd.write(chunk)
-    
-    models.ImageUpload.objects.create(task=task, image=path)
diff --git a/webodm/settings.py b/webodm/settings.py
index ea7d6a4e..4beff37f 100644
--- a/webodm/settings.py
+++ b/webodm/settings.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = os.environ.get('WO_BROKER', 'redis://localhost')
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
 CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
-CELERY_INCLUDE=['worker.tasks', 'plugins.cloudimport.api_views']
+CELERY_INCLUDE=['worker.tasks', 'app.plugins.worker']
 CELERY_WORKER_REDIRECT_STDOUTS = False
 CELERY_WORKER_HIJACK_ROOT_LOGGER = False