diff --git a/config/cms/docker_run_production.py b/config/cms/docker_run_production.py
index 96524b87..f4243860 100644
--- a/config/cms/docker_run_production.py
+++ b/config/cms/docker_run_production.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 ###################################### CELERY  ################################
 
+CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = config("CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER", default=False, formatter=bool)
+
 # Don't use a connection pool, since connections are dropped by ELB.
 BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 0
 BROKER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1
diff --git a/config/lms/docker_run_production.py b/config/lms/docker_run_production.py
index 112219ae..3377c8ec 100644
--- a/config/lms/docker_run_production.py
+++ b/config/lms/docker_run_production.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 
 ###################################### CELERY  ################################
 
+CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = config("CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER", default=False, formatter=bool)
+
 # Don't use a connection pool, since connections are dropped by ELB.
 BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 0
 BROKER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1