diff --git a/src/pretix/settings.py b/src/pretix/settings.py
index 5b8b0d3ba..eab7e20df 100644
--- a/src/pretix/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/settings.py
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ if HAS_CELERY:
         CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = loads(config.get('celery', 'broker_transport_options'))
     if HAS_CELERY_BACKEND_TRANSPORT_OPTS:
         CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = loads(config.get('celery', 'backend_transport_options'))
+    CELERY_BROKER_CONNECTION_RETRY_ON_STARTUP = True
 else:
     CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True