diff --git a/app/api/helpers/tasks.py b/app/api/helpers/tasks.py
index 1a59939bfe..8ce7361aa2 100644
--- a/app/api/helpers/tasks.py
+++ b/app/api/helpers/tasks.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def send_email_task_smtp(payload, smtp_config, headers=None):
 
 @celery.task(base=RequestContextTask, name='resize.event.images', bind=True)
 def resize_event_images_task(self, event_id, original_image_url):
-    event = safe_query(db, Event, 'id', event_id, 'event_id')
+    event = Event.query.get(event_id)
     try:
         logging.info('Event image resizing tasks started {}'.format(original_image_url))
         uploaded_images = create_save_image_sizes(original_image_url, 'event-image', event.id)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def sponsor_logos_url_task(self, event_id):
 
 @celery.task(base=RequestContextTask, name='resize.speaker.images', bind=True)
 def resize_speaker_images_task(self, speaker_id, photo_url):
-    speaker = safe_query(db, Speaker, 'id', speaker_id, 'speaker_id')
+    speaker = Speaker.query.get(speaker_id)
     try:
         logging.info('Speaker image resizing tasks started for speaker with id {}'.format(speaker_id))
         uploaded_images = create_save_image_sizes(photo_url, 'speaker-image', speaker_id)