diff --git a/superset/utils.py b/superset/utils.py
index 387b8522dcab6..56a893607aa46 100644
--- a/superset/utils.py
+++ b/superset/utils.py
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ def get_celery_app(config):
     global _celery_app
     if _celery_app:
         return _celery_app
-    _celery_app = celery.Celery(config_source=config.get('CELERY_CONFIG'))
+    _celery_app = celery.Celery()
+    _celery_app.config_from_object(config.get('CELERY_CONFIG'))
     return _celery_app