diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
index c55a67d0..35ec18dd 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/celery.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ app = Celery('{{ project_name }}')
 # the configuration object to child processes.
 app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
 
+# Automatically try to establish the connection to the AMQP broker on
+# Celery startup if it is unavailable.
+app.conf.broker_connection_retry_on_startup = True
+
 # setup priorities ( 0 Highest, 9 Lowest )
 app.conf.broker_transport_options = {
     'priority_steps': list(range(10)),  # setup que to have 10 steps