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
@@ -63,10 +63,17 @@ 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)
-            exec_mode = 'async'
         except socket.error as e:
             if isinstance(e, IOError) and e.errno == 111:
                 log.error('Unable to connect to celeryd `%s`. Sync execution', e)
@@ -82,14 +89,6 @@ 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:{}'.format(exec_mode)
-        ])
-
     # we got async task, return it after statsd call
     if t:
         return t