diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ def run_task(task, *args, **kwargs):
     t = None
     if rhodecode.CELERY_ENABLED and allow_async:
 
-        statsd = StatsdClient.statsd
-        if statsd:
-            task_repr = getattr(task, 'name', task)
-            statsd.incr('rhodecode_celery_task_total', tags=[
-                'task:{}'.format(task_repr)
-            ])
-
         try:
             t = task.apply_async(args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
             log.debug('executing task %s:%s in async mode', t.task_id, task)
@@ -88,6 +81,13 @@ def run_task(task, *args, **kwargs):
 
     else:
         log.debug('executing task %s:%s in sync mode', 'TASK', task)
+        statsd = StatsdClient.statsd
+        if statsd:
+            task_repr = getattr(task, 'name', task)
+            statsd.incr('rhodecode_celery_task_total', tags=[
+                'task:{}'.format(task_repr),
+                'mode:sync'
+            ])
 
     # we got async task, return it after statsd call
     if t:
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
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from kombu.serialization import register
 
 import rhodecode
 
+from rhodecode.lib.statsd_client import StatsdClient
 from rhodecode.lib.celerylib.utils import parse_ini_vars, ping_db
 from rhodecode.lib.ext_json import json
 from rhodecode.lib.pyramid_utils import bootstrap, setup_logging
@@ -182,6 +183,13 @@ def on_beat_init(sender=None, conf=None,
 @signals.task_prerun.connect
 def task_prerun_signal(task_id, task, args, **kwargs):
     ping_db()
+    statsd = StatsdClient.statsd
+    if statsd:
+        task_repr = getattr(task, 'name', task)
+        statsd.incr('rhodecode_celery_task_total', tags=[
+            'task:{}'.format(task_repr),
+            'mode:async'
+        ])
 
 
 @signals.task_success.connect
@@ -192,6 +200,7 @@ def task_success_signal(result, **kwargs
         closer()
 
 
+
 @signals.task_retry.connect
 def task_retry_signal(
         request, reason, einfo, **kwargs):