diff --git a/configs/development.ini b/configs/development.ini
--- a/configs/development.ini
+++ b/configs/development.ini
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ file_store.storage_path = %(here)s/data/
 ; CELERY CONFIG
 ; #############
 
-; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker -E --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
+; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker --task-events --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
 
 use_celery = false
 
diff --git a/configs/production.ini b/configs/production.ini
--- a/configs/production.ini
+++ b/configs/production.ini
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ file_store.storage_path = %(here)s/data/
 ; CELERY CONFIG
 ; #############
 
-; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker -E --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
+; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker --task-events --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
 
 use_celery = false
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/loader.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/loader.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/loader.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/loader.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 Celery loader, run with::
 
     celery worker \
+        --task-events \
         --beat \
         --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader \
         --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler \
-        --loglevel DEBUG --ini=._dev/dev.ini
+        --loglevel DEBUG --ini=.dev/dev.ini
 """
 import os
 import logging
@@ -134,7 +135,10 @@ def on_preload_parsed(options, **kwargs)
     ini_file_glob = ini_location
 
     log.debug('Bootstrapping RhodeCode application...')
-    env = bootstrap(ini_location, options=options)
+    try:
+        env = bootstrap(ini_location, options=options)
+    except Exception:
+        log.exception('Failed to bootstrap RhodeCode APP')
 
     celery_settings = get_celery_config(env['registry'].settings)
     setup_celery_app(
@@ -262,6 +266,8 @@ class RequestContextTask(Task):
         """ queue the job to run (we are in web request context here) """
 
         req = get_current_request()
+        log.debug('Running Task: %s with class: %s. Request: %s Class: %s',
+                  self, self.__class__, req, req.__class__)
 
         # web case
         if hasattr(req, 'user'):
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/paster_commands/deprecated/celeryd.py b/rhodecode/lib/paster_commands/deprecated/celeryd.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/paster_commands/deprecated/celeryd.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/paster_commands/deprecated/celeryd.py
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ class Command(BasePasterCommand):
         pass
 
     def command(self):
-        cmd = 'celery worker --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --loglevel DEBUG --ini=%s' % self.path_to_ini_file
+        cmd = 'celery worker --task-events --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --loglevel DEBUG --ini=%s' % self.path_to_ini_file
         raise Exception('This Command is deprecated please run: %s' % cmd)
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/rhodecode.ini b/rhodecode/tests/rhodecode.ini
--- a/rhodecode/tests/rhodecode.ini
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/rhodecode.ini
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ file_store.storage_path = %(here)s/data/
 ; CELERY CONFIG
 ; #############
 
-; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker -E --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
+; manually run celery: /path/to/celery worker --task-events --beat --app rhodecode.lib.celerylib.loader --scheduler rhodecode.lib.celerylib.scheduler.RcScheduler --loglevel DEBUG --ini /path/to/rhodecode.ini
 
 use_celery = false