diff --git a/allianceauth/eveonline/tasks.py b/allianceauth/eveonline/tasks.py
index 46fed923..29cb0feb 100644
--- a/allianceauth/eveonline/tasks.py
+++ b/allianceauth/eveonline/tasks.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from .models import EveCorporationInfo
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+TASK_PRIORITY = 7
 
 @shared_task
 def update_corp(corp_id):
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ def update_character(character_id):
 def run_model_update():
     # update existing corp models
     for corp in EveCorporationInfo.objects.all().values('corporation_id'):
-        update_corp.delay(corp['corporation_id'])
+        update_corp.apply_async(args=[corp['corporation_id']], priority=TASK_PRIORITY)
 
     # update existing alliance models
     for alliance in EveAllianceInfo.objects.all().values('alliance_id'):
-        update_alliance.delay(alliance['alliance_id'])
+        update_alliance.apply_async(args=[alliance['alliance_id']], priority=TASK_PRIORITY)
 
+    #update existing character models
     for character in EveCharacter.objects.all().values('character_id'):
-        update_character.delay(character['character_id'])
+        update_character.apply_async(args=[character['character_id']], priority=TASK_PRIORITY)
diff --git a/allianceauth/eveonline/tests/test_tasks.py b/allianceauth/eveonline/tests/test_tasks.py
index e9df880e..161acaeb 100644
--- a/allianceauth/eveonline/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/allianceauth/eveonline/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -80,28 +80,28 @@ class TestTasks(TestCase):
             character_name='character.name',
             corporation_id='character.corp.id',
             corporation_name='character.corp.name',
-            corporation_ticker='character.corp.ticker',
+            corporation_ticker='c.c.t',  # max 5 chars 
             alliance_id='character.alliance.id',
             alliance_name='character.alliance.name',
         )
 
         run_model_update()
 
-        self.assertEqual(mock_update_corp.delay.call_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_update_corp.apply_async.call_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(
-            int(mock_update_corp.delay.call_args[0][0]), 
+            int(mock_update_corp.apply_async.call_args[1]['args'][0]), 
             2345
         )
         
-        self.assertEqual(mock_update_alliance.delay.call_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_update_alliance.apply_async.call_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(
-            int(mock_update_alliance.delay.call_args[0][0]), 
+            int(mock_update_alliance.apply_async.call_args[1]['args'][0]), 
             3456
         )
         
-        self.assertEqual(mock_update_character.delay.call_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_update_character.apply_async.call_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(
-            int(mock_update_character.delay.call_args[0][0]), 
+            int(mock_update_character.apply_async.call_args[1]['args'][0]), 
             1234
         )
 
diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
index 247c5361..0bbf69c0 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ app = Celery('{{ project_name }}')
 # Using a string here means the worker don't have to serialize
 # the configuration object to child processes.
 app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
+
+# setup priorities ( 0 Highest, 9 Lowest )
+app.conf.broker_transport_options = {
+    'priority_steps': list(range(10)),  # setup que to have 10 steps
+    'queue_order_strategy': 'priority',  # setup que to use prio sorting
+}
+app.conf.task_default_priority = 5  # anything called with the task.delay() will be given normal priority (5)
+app.conf.worker_prefetch_multiplier = 1  # only prefetch single tasks at a time on the workers so that prio tasks happen
+
 app.conf.ONCE = {
     'backend': 'allianceauth.services.tasks.DjangoBackend',
     'settings': {}
diff --git a/tests/celery.py b/tests/celery.py
index ee162f68..2b9f674e 100644
--- a/tests/celery.py
+++ b/tests/celery.py
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ app = Celery('devauth')
 # Using a string here means the worker don't have to serialize
 # the configuration object to child processes.
 app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
+
+# setup priorities ( 0 Highest, 9 Lowest )
+app.conf.broker_transport_options = {
+    'priority_steps': list(range(10)),  # setup que to have 10 steps
+    'queue_order_strategy': 'priority',  # setup que to use prio sorting
+}
+app.conf.task_default_priority = 5  # anything called with the task.delay() will be given normal priority (5)
+app.conf.worker_prefetch_multiplier = 1  # only prefetch single tasks at a time on the workers so that prio tasks happen
+
 app.conf.ONCE = {
     'backend': 'allianceauth.services.tasks.DjangoBackend',
     'settings': {}
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 53c0fc18..bc2d06a1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ commands =
     all: coverage run runtests.py -v 2
     all: coverage report -m
     core: coverage run runtests.py allianceauth.authentication.tests.test_app_settings -v 2
+    all: coverage xml