diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/__init__.py b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/__init__.py
index e69de29b..cf2e85f6 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/__init__.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .celery import app as celery_app
diff --git a/allianceauth/templatetags/admin_status.py b/allianceauth/templatetags/admin_status.py
index caad3ad6..f9886ab5 100644
--- a/allianceauth/templatetags/admin_status.py
+++ b/allianceauth/templatetags/admin_status.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import requests
 import logging
+import amqp.exceptions
 import semantic_version as semver
 from django import template
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ def get_celery_queue_length():
         with app.connection_or_acquire() as conn:
             return conn.default_channel.queue_declare(
                 queue=getattr(settings, 'CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE', 'celery'), passive=True).message_count
+    except amqp.exceptions.ChannelError:
+        # Queue doesn't exist, probably empty
+        return 0
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("Failed to get celery queue length")
     return -1